Proper nounSingular Africa Plural - Africa
Central Africa Eastern Africa
Northern Africa Southern Africa
Western Africa
Derived termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area. With a billion people (as of 2009, see table) in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14.8% of the World's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Not counting the disputed territory of Western Sahara, there are 53 countries, including Madagascar and various island groups, associated with the continent. Africa, particularly central eastern Africa, is widely regarded within the scientific community to be the origin of humans and the Hominidae tree (great apes), as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors, as well as later ones that have been dated to around seven million years ago – including Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Australopithecus africanus, A. afarensis, Homo erectus, H. habilis and H. ergaster – with the earliest Homo sapiens (human) found in Ethiopia being dated to ca. 200,000 years ago. Africa straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  globalnewsblog.com unknown Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:50:10 GM Johannesburg (AFP) A wave of protests has erupted in townships across South . Africa. over shoddy housing and public services, adding to pressure on President Jacob Zuma to deliver on promises to fight poverty. ...  blog.taragana.com Michelle Faul ue, 21 Jul 2009 00:07:07 GM South . Africa. begins AIDS vaccine trial, cuts fundsCAPE TOWN, South . Africa. South . Africa. launched a high-profile trial of an AIDS vaccine created by its own researchers Monday, a proud moment in a nation where government denial, ...  palapye.wordpress.com Palapye.com Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:43:43 GM 22 July, 2009 in . Africa. . source: allAfrica. Business Day (Johannesburg) Mathabo Le Roux 21 July 2009. Johannesburg THE Department of Trade and Industry is set to finalise a new trade policy this week, to guide SA's approach to ... From Google Blog Search: "africa"  news.google.com Bizjournals.com Birdair is proud to be a part of what is sure to become one of South Africa's , if not the world's, most stunning architectural attractions, said Kevin ... and more » news.google.com Bloomberg July 20 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in South Africa . ... and more » news.google.com New York Times Namibia prosecutors accuse Nuctech's Africa representative, 39-year-old Yang Fan, and two Namibians of joining in a bribery scheme that secured a $55.3 ... China in Africa : maybe it's only money Telegraph.co.uk Namibia Seeks 'Cooperation' From Hu's Son in Graft Probe Bloomberg Hu Jintao's son linked to Namibia graft The Australian BusinessWeek all 54 news articles » From Google News Search: "africa"  cs.rutgers.edu 1704px x 2272px | 2800.00kB [source page] Africa Photos 103 jpg  doctor.johnson.name 600px x 800px | 134.10kB [source page] Africa 2005 006 jpg 26 Oct 2007 15 55 43k Africa 2005 007 html 26 Oct 2007 15 55 7k Africa 2005 007 jpg 26 Oct 2007 15 55 134k Africa 2005 008 html 26 Oct 2007 15 55 7k From Yahoo Image Search: "africa" Is South Africa socially and economically better, worse, or the same after Apartheid? Q. After the end of Apartheid in South Africa, and since blacks have ruled the government; is South Africa better, worse, or the same? Explain. Asked by The Equalist - Tue Aug 28 00:06:40 2007 - - 18 Answers - 1 Comments A. Lets talk economics. Economically South Africa has measurably suffered great losses- however, this was bound to happen. One cannot compare the country south africa is now, with apartheid south africa, there is no longer a huge population indentured by poverty and their situation to produce- this economic downturn is bound to happen whilst South Africa migrates from an agrarian virtually slave-based labour force to more automated systems of labour. I believe it is a matter of growing pains, with the alleviation of slavery and massive social reform, comes decades of unrest and the surfacing of hatreds both modern and ancient. Though this is unfortunate, it is an inevitability, whilst apartheid, economically speaking, worked, so did slavery… [cont.] Answered by Way - Tue Aug 28 02:51:39 2007 Why did the Dutch reformed church in south africa condone and support the cruel system of Apartheid? Q. And why did it take almost 300 years for christian churches worldwide to finally speak out against the dutch reformed church of south africa and severing links with it ? Asked by Apu (Namaste from kwik E mart) - Mon Jun 1 07:11:02 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Apartheid was only around from 1948 onwards. Churches started speaking out about slavery in the 1700's but the concept of racial prejudice as something bad is fairly modern. Look at movies from the 1940's for example. blacks were generally portrayed as simple folk who needed a firm hand. In South Africa the Dutch Reformed Church was and maybe still is very much old testament orientated. In the OT laws, beliefs and concepts are very different from the NT, but in both time periods, slavery was common. The Bible is people's interpretation and memory of what God said or Jesus said as well as historical commentary and the sayings of prophets and disciples. You can find and interpret comments to justify almost anything somewhere or other in… [cont.] Answered by denissnowy - Thu Jun 4 08:09:32 2009 How would you describe Africa's climate zones by each region?
Q. Use the zone name and a short description of each region. (North, East, Central, West, and Southern Africa.) Thanks a lot. Need answers ASAP I am going to Africa in July and just want to know some extra interesting facts and features. Asked by Jake - Sun May 3 17:54:48 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. So, nothing to do with homework, then? Yeah, right, course not. Answered by david f - Sun May 3 18:03:19 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "africa" |
