Jul 26 2013, 08:29 AM
Some people might think that Africa is not important to the world, since the countries there are quite "Uncivilized". However, people should remember that the countries like US, UK are made because of uncountable amount of slaves. pfft. If they had enough money, they might have sweeped the olympics with their given athleticism.
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< @ international African show London
1. Africa is the second largest continent (after Asia) with 700 million people
2. The earliest pre-human fossils were found in Kenya and Tanzania
3. During the 19th century, European countries colonized Africa but became independent of colonial rule in the 20th century
4. The geography includes deserts (the Sahara desert is the largest in the world), rain forest jungles, mountains, grasslands, rivers and lakes
5. Major rivers include the Congo, the Nile (the longest river in the world), the Zambezi (including the Victorian Falls), the Niger, the Ubangi and the Orange.
6. The climate of Africa is tropical although there are temperate climates in the northern and southern extremes as well as in the mountains
7. Animal life in Africa is extremely diverse and includes elephants, giraffes, hippopotamuses, gorillas, chimpanzees, zebras, rhinoceroses, crocodiles, leopards, cheetahs and birds like flamingos, herons, pelicans and storks
8. Over 800 languages are spoken in Africa
9. Africa has many mineral resources including aluminum ore, bauxite, chromium, cobalt, copper, diamonds, gold, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, platinum, and zinc
10. Africa is a land of many different people, cultures, and languages and most people identify with their tribe or nation
- (http://www.bauerstune.net/Facts_about_Africa.htm)
Check out this amazing post from CNN.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/25/world/...?hpt=hp_c5
< @ international African show London1. Africa is the second largest continent (after Asia) with 700 million people
2. The earliest pre-human fossils were found in Kenya and Tanzania
3. During the 19th century, European countries colonized Africa but became independent of colonial rule in the 20th century
4. The geography includes deserts (the Sahara desert is the largest in the world), rain forest jungles, mountains, grasslands, rivers and lakes
5. Major rivers include the Congo, the Nile (the longest river in the world), the Zambezi (including the Victorian Falls), the Niger, the Ubangi and the Orange.
6. The climate of Africa is tropical although there are temperate climates in the northern and southern extremes as well as in the mountains
7. Animal life in Africa is extremely diverse and includes elephants, giraffes, hippopotamuses, gorillas, chimpanzees, zebras, rhinoceroses, crocodiles, leopards, cheetahs and birds like flamingos, herons, pelicans and storks
8. Over 800 languages are spoken in Africa
9. Africa has many mineral resources including aluminum ore, bauxite, chromium, cobalt, copper, diamonds, gold, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, platinum, and zinc
10. Africa is a land of many different people, cultures, and languages and most people identify with their tribe or nation
- (http://www.bauerstune.net/Facts_about_Africa.htm)
Check out this amazing post from CNN.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/25/world/...?hpt=hp_c5