Chapter 1.3 Chapter 1.3 Africa’s Africa’s

Resources and Resources and LandLand

I. Agricultural I. Agricultural ResourcesResources

Most African’s are farmers who most Most African’s are farmers who most often live in the areas with rain and often live in the areas with rain and fertile soilfertile soil

Good soil and just the right amount Good soil and just the right amount of rain is a must but was very hard of rain is a must but was very hard to findto find

A. Farming to LiveA. Farming to Live

Most farmers practiced subsistence Most farmers practiced subsistence farming or farming just enough crops farming or farming just enough crops for you and your familyfor you and your family

Barley and wheat were the most Barley and wheat were the most popular crops due to their ability to popular crops due to their ability to handle bad weatherhandle bad weather

Irrigation was a musts for those who Irrigation was a musts for those who farmed fruits and vegetables farmed fruits and vegetables

Grains and Cassava (used to make Grains and Cassava (used to make Tapioca) were also easily grown cropsTapioca) were also easily grown crops

B. Crops for SaleB. Crops for Sale

Most of Africa is for cash crops used Most of Africa is for cash crops used

to sell for a profitto sell for a profit Crops like coffee, cacao beans, and Crops like coffee, cacao beans, and

tea are widespread cash cropstea are widespread cash crops Since more are selling crops than Since more are selling crops than

eating them there are numerous food eating them there are numerous food shortages in Africa this also is shortages in Africa this also is affected when floods and droughts hit affected when floods and droughts hit the continentthe continent

C. Harvesting TreesC. Harvesting Trees

Hardwood trees grow all over Africa Hardwood trees grow all over Africa and many earn a living by cutting down and many earn a living by cutting down trees and selling the woodtrees and selling the wood

Most of this wood is shipped out of Most of this wood is shipped out of AfricaAfrica

In recent years they have started re-In recent years they have started re-planting trees but years of harvesting planting trees but years of harvesting without re-planting have caused without re-planting have caused rainforests to slowly deplete or go awayrainforests to slowly deplete or go away

II Natural ResourcesII Natural Resources

Each African Country has its own Each African Country has its own economy and way of producing, economy and way of producing, distributing, consuming, and owning distributing, consuming, and owning goodsgoods

Outside of farming, mining is very Outside of farming, mining is very popular, most of Africa is filled with popular, most of Africa is filled with rich minerals and natural resourcesrich minerals and natural resources

They also have an abundance of gold, They also have an abundance of gold, copper, silver, uranium, titanium, and copper, silver, uranium, titanium, and diamonds in the mountainsdiamonds in the mountains

III. Improving Economic III. Improving Economic HealthHealth

When most of a country or When most of a country or continents economy is based on one continents economy is based on one idea like farming it is called a idea like farming it is called a specialized economyspecialized economy

A. Strengthening A. Strengthening EconomiesEconomies

Rainfall depends on how the Rainfall depends on how the countries of Africa will do countries of Africa will do ecnomicallyecnomically

Because of this they are trying to Because of this they are trying to diversify or add variety to their diversify or add variety to their economyeconomy

A more diverse economy is a more A more diverse economy is a more flexible economyflexible economy

Where does the money Where does the money go?go?

Mining requires many workers and is Mining requires many workers and is very costlyvery costly

Many companies mine in Africa and then Many companies mine in Africa and then take the profits out of Africa which take the profits out of Africa which actually hurts the continent more than it actually hurts the continent more than it helpshelps

Adding to this most raw materials are Adding to this most raw materials are manufactured in factories that are not manufactured in factories that are not located in Africa so they lose out on the located in Africa so they lose out on the making of money as wellmaking of money as well

Because so much is taken out of Because so much is taken out of Africa they continue to lose out on Africa they continue to lose out on all that could help themall that could help them

This is why they continue to diversify This is why they continue to diversify their economy in order to capitalize their economy in order to capitalize on its natural resources and raw on its natural resources and raw materialsmaterials