GEOG 1003 : Exam 4 Study Guide
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How many people in total live in sub-saharan africa: 883 million. The average gni ppp per capita in sub-saharan africa: 2,251. The importance of the ictz and the subtropical high in defining the regions climate patterns: the climate in sub-sahara africa is dominated by ictz and subtropical high. The country in the region that has (in part) a mediterranean climate: south africa- located in more temperate, cooler latitudes than the rest of the continent. The importance of pastoralism to the people of the sahel, and the impact here of drought between. As many as 3. 5 million cattle died and 15 million farmers lost more than half their harvests in this area. A quarter of a million people died from famine before food relief could reach them. Other countries affected by famine in the 1980s and 1990s: ethiopia- over 900,000 dead, somalia- over 300,000 dead, sudan- over 500,000 dead.
