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2 dni temu · The region may be divided into several broad physiographic regions. The northern portion of western Africa is composed of a broad band of semiarid terrain, called the western Sudan, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean on the west to the area of Lake Chad on the east, a distance of about 2,500 miles (4,000 km). It is largely a plateau of modest elevation and borders the Sahara (desert) on the ...
- The Southward Expansion of Oyo
As the Atlantic trade began to expand east of the Gold Coast...
- The Beginnings of European Activity
Western Africa - Exploration, Trade, Colonization: The...
- Claims of Territorial Boundaries
As early as 1898 Europeans had staked out colonies over all...
- The British in The Niger Delta
Western Africa - British, Niger Delta, Colonization: In fact...
- The Abolition of Slavery
Western Africa - Abolition, Slavery, Emancipation: These...
- Islamic Revolution, Western Sudan, Trade
The Islamic revolution in the western Sudan Dominance of...
- Jihad, Usman Dan Fodio
Western Africa - Jihad, Usman Dan Fodio: Usman was the...
- Colonization
Western Africa - Colonization, Trade, Empires: The European...
- The Southward Expansion of Oyo
5 dni temu · Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Uganda, landlocked country in east-central Africa. About the size of Great Britain, Uganda is populated by dozens of ethnic groups. The English language and Christianity help unite these diverse peoples, who come together in the cosmopolitan capital of Kampala, a verdant city whose plan includes dozens of small parks ...
1 dzień temu · Africa, the second largest continent, covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. Africa’s total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles (30,365,000 square km), and the continent measures about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) from north to south and about 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from east to west.
1 dzień temu · The Congo River (Kongo: Nzâdi Kôngo, Swahili: Mto Kongo, French: Fleuve Congo, Portuguese: Rio Congo), formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and Ganges rivers. It is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around ...
2 dni temu · Kampala (UK: / k æ m ˈ p ɑː l ə /, US: / k ɑː m ˈ-/) is the capital and largest city of Uganda.The city proper has a population of 1,680,600 (2020) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Rubaga Division. Kampala's metropolitan area consists of the city proper and the neighboring Wakiso ...
3 dni temu · Africa’s presence in all four hemispheres is due to the fact that both the Equator and the Prime Meridian pass through many countries on the continent. The Equator divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres, while the Prime Meridian divides it into the eastern and western hemispheres. Africa’s strategic location allows it ...
23 godz. temu · The size of Africa compared to the other continents. Africa is the world's second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area. With 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population.
