HFT 2716 International Travel and Culture Dr Angel Gonzalez Exam 3 Africa An Overview Africa is the second largest continent in the world Largest country is Sudan Africa contains 54 countries It is divided into Africa north of the Sahara the worlds largest desert Muslims and Africa south of the Sahara mixed with Muslims and Christians Culturally the countries to the north are akin to the middle east Africa has the worlds largest river the Nile The Sahara covers 25 of Africa The tallest mountain is the Kilimanjaro in Tanzania The great rift valley beings in the middle east in Syria and extends south of Mozambique The Middle East has 19 countries Geographically Middle East refers to Israel Syria Lebanon and Jordan plus the six countries of the Arabian Peninsula and the four countries in Asia Politically it also includes the north African countries of Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya and Egypt 5 of its countries face the Mediterranean Sea Libya Tunisia Egypt Algeria Morocco The Land Know the Belgian Congo and that it was owned by Belgium and is now The Democratic Republic of Congo Africa is the second largest continent in the world The equator divides Africa It has land in all four hemispheres It is separated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea and separated from Asia by the Red Sea The Atlantic Ocean is to the West and the Indian Ocean is to the East Home to the World Famous Nile River Nile river begins at a little lake called Lake Victoria Morocco is known as the gateway to Europe The people and their history Africa is known as the birthplace of human race People lived in the Middle East as early as 25000 BC Islam was the next major force in the region from 700 AD to 1100 AD South of the Sahara were powerful kingdoms In the 1884 European powers met in Berlin to the draw the boundaries of their colonies The Berlin Conference created African nations with no consideration for native cultures This conference regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period In the 20th century the countries in the region regained their independence After the World War the League of Nations divided the Arab lands between Britain and France During the 1940s the Arabs states fought for their independence and Israel became a country African colonies became independent between 1950s and 1990s 1950s was the Era of Independence Morocco Morocco has a great strategic location at the entrance of the Mediterranean for importing exporting It is larger than California in size To the south lies the western Sahara The Atlas mountain run southwest to the northeast Rabat with the great influence form the French in its architecture is the capital Marrakesh was founded in 1902 and is known as the Red City because of the color of its walls and buildings is location to the south Meknes was built to rival Paris after Louis built Versailles Fez is the most ancient of the imperial cities built in the 8th century Egypt An Overview This country is nicknamed The Gift of the Nile because the Greek described Egypt as the blessed souls who won the Nile River Cairo is the capital and means Crosswords Home to major international port and finance systems Cultures range Arabs Turks Africans Europeans The Nile River starts in the central part of Africa and ends up in the Mediterranean Sea Giza is the site of the most famous pyramid The Great Pyramid of Cheops which is also the world s largest single building and the Sphinx Memphis was the first capital of Egypt Alexandria is the 2nd largest city and principal port Now it is a beach resort Luxor is the most important destination and across this river is the Valley of the Kings Safari Lands means A journey in Kiswahili the common language of East Africa The Safari lands includes Kenya Tanzania Zambia Botswana Namibia South Africa Nairobi is the capital This is where the Safari land begins here Kenya Tanzania Dodoma is the capital and is the largest city in East Africa 125 Tribal groups live here Ngorongoro Crater is a famous Caldera to the West of Kilimanjaro Caldera is a volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of the land following a volcanic eruption This word comes the Latin word meaning Melting Pot Serengeti National Park is located here Selous Game Preserve is one of the biggest reserves in the Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa s highest mountain Lusaka is this country s capital Victoria Falls is the main attraction Know where this is on the One of two southern countries landlocked Gaborone is the largest city and capital One of two southern countries landlocked world Zambia map Botswana Namibia Windhoek is the capital Home to the Namib Dessert one of the world s oldest and Its architecture reflects German colonies driest Etosha National Park is northwest to the capital and one of the world s largest game parks South Africa Three Capitals exist here MUST KNOW 1 Cape Town Legislative Capital 2 Pretoria Administrative Capital 3 Bloemfontein Judicial Capital About 3x the size of Texas South Africa s mines produce 28 of the world s gold Kruger National Park may be its most important tourist attraction Dutch once controlled Africanas Common Wealth of Nations was the former colonies of Great Britain classification of wealth according to Britain The Middle East An Overview Israel was established by the United Nations in 1948 The Middle East is city based rather than country based Occupies a narrow stretch of the land along the Mediterranean To the south is mostly desert the Negev desert To the north are the Golan Heights and the Sea of the Galilee Soviet Union known as Russia today France and the United Kingdom are the three European countries that played major political role at the end of World War I Southwest coast of Turkey is very popular in tourism French once owned Lebanon and Syria Know where the Sinai Peninsula is located A well known valley known as the Great Rift Valley starts in northern Syria Iraq was previously known as Mesopotamia and ends in Mozambique The Cities Tel Aviv is modern and considered Israel s cultural capital and economic center also known for its beachfront Jerusalem is the old city and the historic heart of the town Owes its character to many ethnic groups Jews Arabs Turks Greeks and Romans Now the capital The Temple Mount occupies 1 5 of the city Bethlehem is a small town The church of nativity is located here Greek Orthodox Catholics and Armenian churches share it Galilee is the site of the Sea of Galilee Nazareth is
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