THE SHAPE OF AFRICA

ASK SOMEONE TO TELL YOU QUICKLY WHAT THEY ASSOCIATE WITH , AFRICA , AND GET WILL PROBABLY RANGE FROM “ CRADLE OF HUMANKIND” AND “ BIG ANIMALS TO “ POVERTY” AND TRIBALISM”.
HOW DID ONE CONTINENT COME TO EMBODY SUCH EXTREMES ?


GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY GO A LONG WAY TOWARD PROVIDING THE EXPLANATIONS GEOGRAFICALLY AFRICA RESEMBLES A BULGING SANDWICH.

THE SOLE CONTINENT TO SPAN BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH TEMPERATE – ZONES, IT HASA THICK TROPICAL CORE LYING BETWEEN ONE THIN TEMPERATE ZONE IN THE NORTH AND ANOTHER IN THE SOUTH . THAT SIMPLE GEOGRAPHIC REALITY EXPLAINS A GREAT DEL ABOUT AFRICA TODAY.