Africa south of the Sahara is a region of great variety. But most of its counties are poor by world standards, and nearly all have fast-growing populations. This title examines how this diverse region is dealing with the legacy of colonial rule and the challenge of providing food, water, housing, and work for its people.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Regions Of the World .

There are 64 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2007 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Rob Bowden, is an education consultant who has taught at three UK universities and written and advised on many educational publications.