1) Sub-Saharan Africa is a diverse region made up of over 40 mainland countries and several island nations, with a population of around 688 million people. 2) The region has a variety of landforms, climates, and biomes, from tropical rainforests to savannas and deserts. Major environmental issues include desertification, deforestation, and diseases. 3) Sub-Saharan Africa has a long history of human habitation and societies, and was impacted significantly by European colonialism over the past 500 years, influencing politics, economies, and culture across the region to the present day.

1. World Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments (3 rd Ed.) Sallie A. Marston, Paul L. Knox, & Diana M. Liverman Chapter 5: Sub-Saharan Africa Robert M. Arthur

4. Sub-Saharan Africa Zambezi National Park

7. Climate Imagine you are traveling from the Equator to the Tropic of Capricorn. Describe the biomes you would travel through based on climatic information.

8. African Biomes Tropical Forests Savannas Deserts

10. Environmental Issues – Overview

12. Monitoring Land Cover and Conservation in Niger 1975 2003

24. Geopolitical Framework – African Kingdoms

28. Globalization and African Culture

36. Urban Legacies of Apartheid Racial Segregation in Cape Town Elite Cape Town Landscape

41. Population and Settlement

44. Demographic Indicators – Fertility

45. HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa What are some of the impacts of high HIV/AIDS infection rates in southern Africa?

50. Linguistic Diversity South African Road Sign

51. Religious Diversity Islamic and Christian Landscapes

54. Conflict and Population Movements

57. Social Development Status of Women and Education

62. Economic Differentiation Used Clothing Trade Mobile Phones in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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