Results: This survey is about Africa, a continent that is sometimes thought of as one country and often underestimated and misunderstood by the rest of the world.
Published on 05/27/2025
I have met many people from Africa over the years starting with one of my best friends at elementary school, fellow students in high school and college and many colleagues in my various careers. I often try to match the different accents, facial features and even skin colour to which of the many countries in Africa they might be from just as I do with people from different parts of the UK (accents only). I assume many African Americans have traced which part of that vast continent their ancestors came from. There is so much about Africa we never hear about so I have collected some interesting facts to share with you.
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Africa is the second-largest and most diverse continent. It's considered the "cradle of humankind," with evidence suggesting humans originated there. Here are my first three facts about Africa. Which of them do you find interesting?
The Sahara Desert's transformation from a green land to desert was influenced by both natural climate changes and human activities such as nomadic tribes with livestock like goats. When wealth was measured by how many goats a person owned, overgrazing by livestock may have accelerated the desertification process.
39%
825 votes
The Sahara Desert is not the largest desert in the world. The largest desert is the Antarctic Desert, which is a polar desert. The Sahara is the largest hot desert and the third largest overall, after Antarctica and the Arctic.
38%
805 votes
The Sahara Desert is not the driest desert in the world either. The driest desert is the Atacama Desert in Chile, which receives less than 1 mm of precipitation per year, and some areas haven't received rain for centuries.
35%
734 votes
None
13%
280 votes
Not Interested
24%
494 votes
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I hope you find these next three facts about Africa to be just as interesting as the first three.
Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa and the second-largest in the world borders Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya.
33%
690 votes
There are 54 countries in Africa, over 2,000 languages spoken and over 3,000 ethnic groups, each with its own unique traditions and cultures.
45%
955 votes
Despite challenges like we experienced before we became civilized, Africa is experiencing economic growth and modernization. The key is education which in turn leads to a growing middle class. Indoor light so that kids and adults can study is the single most important contributor to African development. (See clip)
32%
662 votes
None
11%
235 votes
Not Interested.
24%
494 votes
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Here are another three. You know the drill.
There are penguin colonies along the coast of South Africa. It would be interesting to know how they got there.
42%
880 votes
The Great Migration in the Serengeti in Tanzania, where millions of wildebeest and zebras travel in search of water, is one of the most spectacular wildlife events on Earth.
38%
806 votes
Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, is one of the largest volcanoes in the world, is the highest mountain in Africa, and standing at 19,341 feet above sea level, it has snow on its peak even though it is only 330 kilometers (205 miles) south of the equator.
42%
876 votes
None
11%
227 votes
Not Interested
23%
484 votes
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Here are the final three interesting facts abut Africa. Which do you find interesting?
Morocco is home to the oldest university in the world, the University of Al-Quaraouiyine, founded in A.D. 859 in the city of Fez.
37%
787 votes
The Congo River is the deepest river in the world, reaching depths of up to 720 feet.
40%
847 votes
Liberia was founded by freed American slaves in 1847 and is Africa's oldest republic. It is also a very poor country facing significant economic challenges, including high poverty rates and a low GDP per capita. Should the United States make a special effort to help Liberia develop? Comment?
34%
705 votes
None
12%
255 votes
Not Interested
23%
492 votes
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