When one thinks of Africa they usually think of a desert with primitive tribes, but that is not all that Africa holds. The continent of Africa is diverse. The food for example is very diverse. The religion in Africa is diverse, and the environment in Africa is diverse.
Food in Africa is very diverse. The Baka, whom live in the rainforest, eat a diet of mostly starch, like plantains and yams, as well as certain meat, like antelope, care rats, and forest buffalo, and fish. All meat they eat is either roasted or boiled; large animals are usually boiled with chilli peppers and palm oil. They also eat seasonal food such as seeds from forest mangoes in July and caterpillars in August. The Swahili tribe’s diet is highly spiced with African, Middle
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The Oromo mainly practice three religions, their original religion Waaqa, Islam and Christianity. Waaqa is not the most practiced, Islam and Christianity are the most practiced, and the Oromo celebrate Islamic and Christian holidays along with Oromo National Day. The Igbo tribe practice their own religion which includes Ala or Ana the earth goddess, whom gets temples and shrines. The supreme being, Chukwu or Chineka, and the God of creation do not get temple or shrines. There are multiple other numerous other spirits and or deity ancestors who protect living descendants. Lastly the Wolof tribe is nearly all Muslims, they observe major muslim festivals such as Korite, and Tabaski. As well as some of their own Life Festivals such as the naming festival for babies and circumcision for boys. As part of their religion they carry amulets to ward off illness, evil spirits, witchcraft, and other …show more content…
The Sahara desert include quite a lot of sand, such as sand dunes, and sand sheets, in fact sand dunes and sheets cover approximately 25% of the desert. The Sahara also includes oasis depressions and shallow basins that fill seasonally; the climate is dry and subtropical. The Saraha’s wildlife includes over 300 species of birds but vegetation is sparse and include mostly shrubs grasses and a few trees. The Savanna is a tropical wet and dry biome, and includes around 2 million plant eating large mammals, with about 45 species of mammals, and almost 50 species of birds. It also includes approximately 55 species of acacia trees. As well as the acacia trees plant life also includes grasses-as the savanna could also be classified as a grassland- and more trees. The Swahili Coast, it has very fertile land beyond the coast which is perfect for certain crops such as rice, citrus, cardamom, peppers, cloves, cinnamon, and coconut palms. It also include very dense mangrove trees. The animal life on the Swahili Coast includes, about 50 species of mammals, and 200 species of birds. The indigenous species on the Swahili Coast are very limited
There are many misconceptions that have been universally accepted mentioned in Curtis Keim’s book Mistaking Africa, many of which are based on biased and incorrect accounts and are extremely offensive. Three important myths are that Africa is a land of cannibals, it is backward and very uncivilized, and that it is one country where everyone and the climate are the same all over. These will be explained, refuted, and the detriment to the people of Africa will be discussed.
Like many other continents in the world Africa has a lot of differences in itself for example there are differences in geography ,language, politics, religion and other things in life due to Africa’s lack of political government over an extended period of time.
Geography plays a big part in the history of Africa because it has made the continent the cradle of human kind wherein the discovery of human kind and the origin of many civilizations and cultures happens here.
Now, humans have a steady food supply so they do not have to move about. Therefore, people use fences to keep their animals in one place, which causes overgrazing. Today we see many subjects being affected by desertification. Ute Schaeffer reports the affects of desertification in, Down to Earth: News & Views on Desertification,“(doc.3) It has presented a challenge for governments and aid agencies in over 110 countries for some time, and is a contributing factor in poverty and regional conflicts, for example in Sudan. It has also been a major issue in Egypt, where 90% of the country’s land mass is desert. Faced with a rising population, the government has had to undertake a number of settlement and irrigation projects to create additional living and working space.” Necessary changes were made in order to adapt to the conditions of the desert and the obstacles that have to be faced. It is always presumed that there are only negative aspects to deserts but this isn’t always the case. There is a side to the Sahara desert that acts as a home to several living organisms. The Sahara has vegetation and access to water, which allows life to exist in this region. The Nile Valley, for example, is an area that is still quite full of foliage, trees and other growing things. This area is an exception, because of the way it is fed by the Nile River. Another area of the Sahara that has some vegetation to it is in the North, along the Mediterranean where olive trees grow
Around the world, many indigenous religions exist and share their beliefs and culture with other individuals around them. Indigenous religions are unique because in the world today, a lot of people can go back in history and reveal that they came from indigenous people. When examining indigenous religions, there are a variety of cultures within this religion, but specifically looking at the Native American Indian tribes, there were many ways they practiced their culture in order to serve a purpose.
Africa and Africa are similar and different in many ways. They both are not terrible places to live. On the other side Africa does not have slavery. They are more of
The three main counterparts that make up Indigenous Religion are human relationship with nature, framing of sacred time and space and the respect for origins, gods, and ancestors (Malloy, n.d.). Natives hold nature in high regard. They believe that all living creatures and non living items such as rocks, soil, trees, etc all carry spirits and are treated as sacred (Molloy, n.d.).
More often than not, the ingredients used to prepare an African dish are fresh, very cheap and easily used to make a quick meal. Common vegetables include kale, spinach, cabbage, tomatoes, beans, potatoes, avocados and other leafy greens, while beef and goat meat are the common meats served in an African meal. Fish, chicken, and mutton are also available but are more expensive (AIG, 2011). Meat is often used merely as one of a number of flavorings, rather than as a main ingredient in cooking. Tropical fruits such as mangoes, oranges, pineapples, bananas, papaws, and pears are cheap, plentiful and popular among the people of Africa, because they are not available all year round and are dictated by seasons. Other ingredients used in typical dishes include rice, corn meal or maize, wheat and millet flour.
Africa is a grand and glorious continent, and is home to some of the most wonderfully intereddting and diverse countries you will ever visit. From South Africa to Zimbabwe, Morocco to the Seychelles, Africa gives travellers the best of absolutely everything.
Africa is a continent that attracted European countries decades ago, who colonized various countries in Africa in search of gold, iron, zinc, diamond and especially crude oil. It is sad that most of these countries with natural resources still suffer immensely from lack of basic things such as clean water, light, cooking gas, good schools, roads, good health care etc.
Let’s see what the rest of Africa is like. Physical geography Africa is a place full of trees, grasslands, and plains. African people survive in these places because of many animals and plants. Water is also very important, because of this, the water area is a place people and animals go to
The Swazi Tribe, also known as the Swati, originated over 500 years ago in Central Africa, as a sub-group of the Nguni tribe, to which most of today’s Swazis are still closely related. Outside the Kingdom of Swaziland, the greatest number of Swazi people now live in the country of South Africa. The current Swazi population is about three million people.
Traditionally, the Maasai eat cow's milk, blood, and meat. From this they can especially get the protein they need. The Kikuyu's diet is made up of vegetables, bananas, sugarcane, beans, maize, and more. As the Kikuyu don't own that much cattle, they eat what they grow and what they gather. The Maasai and the Kikuyu have a large difference in their diets. The reasoning for this cultural difference is, in my opinion, because of some of their values and their environment. The Maasai value cattle and they own a huge variety of it. They don't grow crops as much because they are nomadic people. While the Kikuyu don't own that much cattle. They are hunter-gatherers so they grow their own crops and they find their own
The savanna is a grassland that includes shrubs and trees. It 's known as tropical grasslands. A savanna is located on the edges of tropical rainforests. Now, the Savanna’s don 't have the same weathering condition as another biome. The weathers found is this biome is winter and summer temperatures in which winter is known as a dry season and summer is a wet season. The most well known savanna’s are the East African Savannahs which are covered with acacia trees. Acacia trees are seen as trees or shrubs that is thorny and has yellow or white flowers.
Africa is known for its hot climate, beautiful attractions of nature and wild life. Africa is the world’s second largest continent. It remains today as the worlds poorest and undeveloped continent. Scientists believe that Africa is the birthplace of mankind. Africa was not where slavery began despite the many years of so many Africans as slaves. Africa has valuable natural resources such as gold, oil, diamonds, salt and petroleum. How can a country