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The Sub-Saharan African Realm

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A major geographic feature of sub-Saharan Africa includes what?   Physiographical Africa is a massive plateau continent without a major "spinal" mountain range but with a set of Great Lakes several major river basins, variable rainfall, soils of generally inferior fertility, and dominantly savanna and steppe vegetation  
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A major geographic feature of sub-Saharan Africa includes what?   Hundreds of distinct ethnic groups make up sub-Saharan Africa's culturally rich and varied population mosaic. They far out-number the states in this realm and rarely do state and ethnic boundaries coincide.  
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A major geographic feature of sub-Saharan Africa includes what?   Approximately three-fifths of sub-Saharan Africa's peoples still depend on farming for their livelihood.  
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A major geographic feature of sub-Saharan Africa includes what?   The realm is rich in raw materials vital to industrialized countries, but many economies continue to rely on primary activities-the extraction of resources-and not the greater income-generating activities of manufacturing and assembly.  
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A major geographic feature of sub-Saharan Africa includes what?   The realm is famous for its wildlife, but many species are threatened. Combining bio conservation together with sustainable development is a big challenge when the outside world covets elephant tusks and rhinoceros horns.  
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A major geographic feature of sub-Saharan Africa includes what?   Severe dislocation still affects a number of sub-Saharan African countries, from South Sudan to Zimbabwe.  
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A major geographic feature of sub-Saharan Africa includes what?   Foreign interest in the realm's natural resources, ranging from commodities to agricultural land, has expanded steadily in this century.  
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A major geographic feature of sub-Saharan Africa includes what?   Sub-Saharan Africa experienced rapid economic growth in the 2000s, but growth rates after 2009 became subdued as commodity prices declined and China's economic slowdown took hold. Nevertheless, certain countries still record strong growth.  
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Differences in how the Europeans governed their dependencies - British, Portuguese, French, Belgium    
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