Cultural Geography Of Africa Summary

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Cultural Geography of Africa South of the Sahara (Chapter 21)

Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous continent. And it holds about ______ of the world’s human population.

Sudan is now divided between the north and the south. The people who spoke Arabic and were Muslim lived mostly in the north and favor ___________________ governments. People in the south lived mostly in rural areas, and are focused on a subsistence economy, and prefer a _______________ government.

Famine and poor nutrition claim the lives of many, despite the advances in health care in many African countries. Poverty is also a key factor in access to health care in the Sahel. Lack of adequate care during pregnancy and childbirth result in ____________

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