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POLI 120N: Contention and Conflict in Africa Professor Adida Geographic realities Laura Seay iClicker Practice Simple question Set your frequency to BB iClicker Practice Simple question Q: What year are you? a. Freshman b. Sophomore c.

POLI 120N: Contention and Conflict in Africa Professor Adida Geographic realities
Laura Seay
iClicker Practice Simple question Set your frequency to BB
iClicker Practice Simple question Q: What year are you? a. Freshman b. Sophomore c. Junior d. Senior
iClicker Practice Simple question + Peer discussion Q: Have you ever been to a sub-Saharan African country (outside of airport)? a. Yes b. No
“Africa is to be pitied, worshipped or dominated. Whichever angle you take, be sure to leave the strong impression that without your intervention and your important book, Africa is doomed.” Binyavanga Wainana
Arno Meintjes Wildlife www.nytimes.com www.atlas-westafrica.org
The true size of Africa Kai Krause
Q: Africa is the world’s ____ continent: a. Largest b. Second-largest c. Third-largest d. Fourth-largest e. Fifth-largest wikipedia
Arno Meintjes Wildlife www.nytimes.com www.atlas-westafrica.org
urbanafrica.net digitaljournal.com theguardian.com David Adjaye
Africa’s “baggage” 1. Geography 2. History
Africa’s “baggage” 1. Geography 2. History
Africa’s “baggage” 1. Geography 2. History
African Geography “The history of every continent is written clearly in its geographical features, but of no continent is this more true than of Africa.” Lord Hailey, quoted in Herbst (2000) NASA/JPL
The tropics
Sub-Saharan Africa is either tropical or dry
Temperature Rain Mean annual temperature Mean annual precipitation, 1971-2000, in mm BADC/CRU DWD
Q: By the way, which country is this? a. Botswana b. Angola c. Rwanda d. Benin
How does this matter? Tropics High temperatures Erratic rainfall Low agricultural yields
Low agricultural yields Malnutrition
Stunting
Malaria Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
How does this matter? Tropics High temperatures Erratic rainfall Low agricultural yields Disease Economic well-being
15 landlocked countries Africa Europe
Landlocked vs. Coastal growth in SSA 1.5 GDP per capita (thousands) 1 .5 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Year landssagdp coastssagdp
How does this matter? 2 1 Land-locked Tropics High temperatures Erratic rainfall Low agricultural yields Disease Economic well-being
Is this unique to Africa?
Link to conflict? Environment Conflict ? Weak states Weak economies Colonial institutions Slave trade
POLI 120N: Contention and Conflict in Africa Professor Adida Next class: European imprint
POLI 120N: Contention and Conflict in Africa Professor Adida Geographic realities

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