Ciné-Fȇte - The Origins of Africa

The Origins of Africa Newly Added

Episode of : Voyage of the Continents +
Product code : A259-S02-04
Category(ies) : Physical Geography +, Earth Science +, Africa +
Level(s) : Inter.-Sec. (ages 12-13) +, Sec. (ages 14-17) +, Post-Sec. (18 +) +
Duration : 52 min.
Production year : 2014
Director(s) : Alexi de Favitski
Producer(s) : Arte France, La Compagnie Des Taxi-Brousse et CNRS Images
Version(s) : French +

Description

Africa may seem to be a young continent, as it has only been explored in its entirety since the 19th century but it was the first continent to be inhabited by man, 2 million years ago and was born during the earth’s infancy.

After having experienced a violent cataclysm of cosmic origin, Africa found itself trapped in the middle of the other continents. Then, jostled by its neighbours for millions of years, it finally broke free when its crust tore.