世界各国文化历史介绍-Africa PowerPoint

AmazingAfricaAfricaisanamazingplace.Itismadeupofalotofcountriesthatformthesecondlargestcontinentintheworld.Africahasmanydifferentregions,includingtheSaharadesert,grasslands(knownassavannahs)andhighlands.African

CitiesTherearealsomanybig,bustlingcitiesinAfricancountries.CairoisthecapitalcityofEgypt.NairobiisthecapitalcityinKenya.JohannesburgisthebiggestcityinSouthAfrica.FascinatingFactsThereare54countriesinAfrica.Therearewellover1000languagesspokeninAfrica.SouthAfricahostedthe2010footballWorldCuptournamentandwasthefirstAfricancountrytodoso.Africaisthehottestcontinentintheworld.ThereareglaciersinAfrica.Morocco,inNorthAfrica,isveryclosetoSpain,whichisinEurope.FamousAfricanPeoplePhotocourtesyofSouthAfricaTheGoodNewsandSkollWorldForum(@)-grantedundercreativecommonslicence-attributionNelsonMandelaMandelawasamanwhostoodupagainstapartheid.ThiswasatimewhenBlackpeoplewerenottreatedaswellasWhitepeople.Therewasalotofunfairness.Mandelawaskeptinprisonfor27yearsbecausehetriedtomakethingsfairerinAfricaforBlackpeople.ArchbishopDesmondTutuTutuisanimportantmanwhoalsostoodupagainstapartheidandtriedtomakelifebetterforBlackpeople.FamousAfricanPeopleWangariMaathaiMaathaifoundedtheGreenBeltMovementin1977whichencouragespeopletoplanttreestohelptheenvironment.ShewontheNobelPeacePrizein2004fortheworkshedoesfortheenvironmentandhumanrights.PhotocourtesyofFredrickOnyangoandSeanHurt(@W)-grantedundercreativecommonslicence-attributionPresidentEllenJohnsonSirleafSirleafbecameAfrica’sfirstfemalepresidentin2006.ShewasthePresidentofLiberiauntil2018andreceivedtheNobelPeacePrizein2011forherworkinimprovingwomen’srights.FamousAfricanPeopleLupitaNyong’oNyong’oisthedaughterofaKenyanpolitician.ShewasborninMexicobutraisedinKenya.ShehasperformedinseveralHollywoodfilms,including12YearsaSlaveandmorerecently,BlackPanther.Sheisveryvocalaboutwomenandanimalrightsandhasevenwrittenachildren’sbookcalled‘Sulwe’.PhotocourtesyofDanielBenavidesfromAustinandGovernmentZA(@W)-grantedundercreativecommonslicence-attributionCasterSemenyaSemenyaisaSouthAfricanathletewhowonagoldmedalatthe2012and2016Olympics.Shewaschosentocarrythecountry’sflagduringtheopeningceremonyofthe2012SummerOlympics.In2016,shebecamethefirstpersontowinallthreeofthe400m,800mand1500mracetitles.FamousAfricanPeoplePhotocourtesyNH53andjaguarmena(@)-grantedundercreativecommonslicence-attributionChrisFroomeFroomewasborninNairobi,KenyaandwasbroughtupinKenyaandSouthAfrica,wherehelearnedtocycle.HecompetedforKenyauntil2008.In2008,hedecidedtorideforBritainbecausehehadaBritishpassportandhisfatherandgrandparentswereborninBritain.FroomewontheTourdeFrancein2013.SirMoFarahMoFarahwasborninSomaliaandmovedtoEnglandasachild.HebecameadoubleOlympicchampionafterwinninggoldintwoeventsatthe2012Olympics.Farahwasknighted

in2017forhisservicestoathletics.LandmarksTherearemanymagnificentlandmarksinAfrica.TheEgyptianPyramidsTheseareinEgyptandwerebuiltover4,000yearsago.ThemostfamousofthesepyramidsarefoundinGiza,nearCairo.Theywerebuiltastombsforthepharaohs.LandmarksTheValleyoftheKingsThislandmarkisalsoinEgyptandwasanotherplacewherekingsandpharaohswereburied.ThetombofKingTutankhamunwasdiscoveredherein1922byHowardCarter.LandmarksVictoriaFallsTheseamazingwaterfallsarefoundbetweentwocountries-ZambiaandZimbabwe.Althoughtheyarenotthehighestorwidestwaterfallsintheworld,theyareconsideredsomeofthemostimpressive.LandmarksMountKilimanjaroThismountainisinTanzania.ItisthehighestmountaininAfricaandstandsat5,895metresabovesealevel.Youcanseeamazingglaciersallaround.Manypeoplehaveenjoyedclimbingit.Photocourtesymitchpa1984(@)-grantedundercreativecommonslicence-attributionLandmarksSerengetiNationalPark,Tanzania350,000peoplevisitthisbeautifulparkeachyear.Itcoversahugeareaofnearly15,000km2andishometomillionsofanimals,includinglions,zebras,elephantsandgiraffes.LandmarksJemaaelFna,MoroccoTheJemaael-FnasquarehasbeenoneofMarrakesh’ssymbolsofthecitysincetheeleventhcentury.ThereareplentyofpopularMoroccanculturaltraditionstoseeinthebusymarket,includingart,religiouspracticesandmusicalperformances.LandmarksFishRiverCanyon,NamibiaTheFishRiverCanyonisthesecondlargestcanyonintheworld.ThecanyonformspartofAis-AisRichtersveldTransfontierPark,apeaceparkthatliesontheborderofSouthAfricaandNamibia.Theentrancetotheparkis10kilometresfromthecanyon’sviewpointofHell’sBend.LandmarksTheNairobiNationalMuseum,KenyaTheNairobiNationalMuseumisintheheartofKenya’sCapital,Nairobi.ItshowcasesKenya’sculture,natureandhistory.Themuseumcollects,preservesandstudiesKenya’spastandpresent,keepingthehistoryuptodate.LandmarksTheNileRiverTheNileRiver,isbelievedtobethelongestriverintheworld,runningthroughpartsofTanzania,DemocraticRepublicofCongo,Kenya,Uganda,SouthSudan,Ethiopia,SudanandEgypt.Ithasalengthofabout4,132miles.Africa’sAnimalsAfricaiswellknownforitswonderfulanimals.Itisoneofthefewplacesyoucanseethemintheirnaturalhabitat.People