Why is Africa called both a "fertile continent" and a "hungry continent"? Urgent! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

1, the reason why Africa is called "rich continent":

(1) Africa is rich in mineral resources;

(2) Africa is rich in oil reserves;

(3) The animal and plant resources in Africa are rich and unique;

(4) Africa is vast and sparsely populated, with abundant land resources.

2. The reason why Africa is called "hungry continent":

(1) Although Africa is rich in resources, the resources are unevenly distributed, and civilians do not have the ability to independently exploit mineral resources;

(2) Africa produces less food, and a large amount of food needs to be imported from abroad, further increasing the poverty of African people;

(3) Although the African continent is vast, it is relatively barren, and at the same time, due to less precipitation in Africa, the possibility of land development is further increased;

(4) Africa, which was deeply invaded by colonialism in modern times, started its development late, resulting in underdeveloped countries and incomplete infrastructure.

Extended data

Africa is the second largest continent in the world and the second largest continent in population. Generally speaking, Africans refer to blacks in sub-Saharan Africa, that is, African blacks.

Africa is one of the birthplaces of ancient humans and ancient civilizations in the world, and the earliest written records appeared in 4000 BC. Egypt in North Africa is one of the cradles of world civilization.

After Portugal occupied Ceuta in 14 15, European powers began to colonize Africa, reaching its peak from the end of 19 to the beginning of the 20th century. About 95% of Africa's territory was divided by the great powers, and resources were plundered for a long time. After 1947, the colonies became independent one after another, and the year of African independence (1960) symbolized the end of the African colonial era.

Due to long-term ethnic conflicts, tropical diseases, environmental damage caused by industrialization, former western colonialism and corrupt regimes after independence, Africa has become the continent with the highest concentration of developing countries and the lowest level of economic development in the world.

The origin of the name

Africa is short for Africa. There are many interesting legends about the origin of the word Africa:

According to a legend, in ancient times, there was also a chief named Afriks who invaded North Africa in 2000 BC and established a city called Afrikia there. Later, people called this large area Africa.

Another legend is that "Africa" is the name of a goddess worshipped by Berbers living in North Africa. This goddess is a patron saint. It is said that as early as BC 1 century, Berbers found the statue of this goddess in a temple. She is a young woman in an elephant skin. Since then, people have taken the name of the goddess "Africa" as the name of the African continent.

There is also a saying that the word Africa comes from the Latin aprica, which means "the sun is very hot". Compared with Greece and Rome on the northern shore of the Mediterranean, the sunshine in North Africa is really much hotter.

In addition, afri is a common name for North Africa and Carthage, and it is generally considered to be related to Phoenician afar, "dust". However, in 198 1, there is a new saying that the word comes from Berber ifri, that is, "cave", which refers to the cavemen in this area.

However, after the ancient Romans defeated the Carthaginians through three Punic wars, they continued to expand and established African provinces, and the meaning of this name continued to expand.

At first, the name was limited to the northern part of the African continent. By the 2nd century AD, the Roman Empire's territory in Africa had expanded from the Strait of Gibraltar to the whole northeast of Egypt. People call all the Romans or aborigines who live here Africans, which means Africa. This place is also called "Africa", and later it refers to the African continent. Since the middle ages, it has also been used as Affrike in English to refer to Africa.

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