Resources in AfricaSocial Studies for 10th E.G.B.

Teacher: Mauricio Torres

Concept

Resources: Something of value. It´s value can

vary depending on human needs.

Natural: Found in the natural environment. They

can be classified into: renewable and

nonrenewable.

Advised reading: book, Chapter 4,page 108.

Question

Ask yourself: What kind of resources do you use

daily?

Question

Ask yourself: What kind of resources do you use

daily?

Fossil fuels? Nuclear energy? Water power? Electricity? Solar?

Question

Ask yourself: What kind of resources do you use

daily?

Fossil fuels? Nuclear energy? Water power? Electricity? Solar?

Ask yourself: Food? Water? Soil?

What would happen if they run out?

Question

Ask yourself: What kind of resources do you use daily?

Fossil fuels? Nuclear energy? Water power? Electricity? Solar?

Ask yourself: Food? Water? Soil?

What would happen if they run out?

HOW DO YOU PUT A PRICE ON THESE IMPORTANT ASSETS?

African Economy

Basics:

It is through the sectors of Africa's work industry that the

economy can be maintained. Most of this is contributed to

exporting of goods.

What does that mean?

African Economy

Basics:

It is through the sectors of Africa's work industry that the

economy can be maintained. Most of this is contributed to

exporting of goods.

What does that mean?

This is due to the smaller amount of secondary industries

available in the continent. In 2009, 87% of Africa's economy was

from exportation alone.

African Economy

They don´t manufacture many goods.

They just export materials.

African Economy

Agriculture:

Around 60 percent of African workers areemployed by the agricultural sectors, withabout three-fifths of African farmersbeing subsistence farmers.

Subsistence farms provide a source of foodand a relatively small income for the family, butgenerally fail to produce enough to make re-investment possible. Larger farms tend togrow cash crops such ascoffee, cotton, cocoa, and rubber.

African Economy

Cash crops:Crops that do not grow easily in a northern

climate

Ex: Coffee, cotton, cocos, rubber…

African Economy

Mining and Drilling:

Africa's most valuable exports are minerals and

petroleum. A few countries possess and export

the vast majority of these resources. The

southern nations have large reserves

of gold, diamonds, and copper. Petroleum is

concentrated in Nigeria, Angola, its neighbors,

and Libya.

African Economy

Mining and Drilling:

While mining and drillingproduce most of Africa'srevenues each year, theseindustries only employ abouttwo million people, a tinyfraction of the continent'spopulation. Profits normallygo either to largecorporations or to thegovernments. Both havebeen known to squander thismoney on luxuries for theelite or on mega-projects thatreturn little value

African Economy

Mining and Drilling:

African Economy

Fresh Water:

Africa contains many lakes and rivers, fostering a

small fishing industry. The deep rivers of Africa

have significant hydroelectric potential value.

Lake Victoria is Africa's 2nd largest lake. Lake

Volta in Ghana is the world's largest artificial lake.

From lake Victoria the river Nile originates. The

Nile ends at Mediterranean Sea. Its waters serve

as means of transportation also.

African Economy

Economic Underdevelopment:

This is partly due to its turbulent history. The

decolonization of Africa was fraught with

instability aggravated by cold war conflict. Since

the mid-20th century, the Cold War and increased

corruption and despotism have also contributed

to Africa's poor economy.

African Economy

EconomicUnderdevelopment

Geographic: Africa has thelargest hot desert and thesecond largest tropicalforest in the world thathinder buildingtranscontinental means oftransportations, hamperingits economy. In the centerof the continent, on thewestern side, an almostimpenetrable rainforestimpedes the transit ofpeople and goods. TheSahara creates an obviousbarrier to trade from thenorth.

African Economy

Economic Underdevelopment

Infraestructural: According to researchers, the

lack of infrastructure in many developing

countries represents one of the most significant

limitations to economic growth.

African Economy

Economic Underdevelopment

WAR: Sinceindependence, Africa hasseen dozens of wars, bothcivil and international. Thishas contributed to povertybecause states havespent their scarceresources on militaryequipment and supplies.Development hassuffered, since warfarehas scared off foreigninvestors, destroyedinfrastructure, and createdlasting animosities.

African Economy

Economic

Underdevelopment

Disease: The tropics are more

hospitable to disease than the

colder climates. The most

significant illness has long

been malaria. Since the tropical

regions are poorer,

pharmaceutical companies are

reluctant to invest in curing the

diseases of the region. Disease

reduces productivity and

creates a health care cost

burden.

African Economy

Economic Underdevelopment

Poverty brings more poverty: Africa's

economic malaise is self-perpetuating, as it

engenders more of the

disease, warfare, misgovernment, and corruption

that created it in the first place.