physical features of africa
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Physical Features of Africa. SSWG4a Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Sub-Saharan Africa. . Mountains/Highlands. Major Features: Ethiopian Highlands/Plateau, Mt. Kilimanjaro Ethiopian Highlands were created because of volcanic eruptions long ago - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Physical Features of Africa
SSWG4a Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Mountains/Highlands
• Major Features: Ethiopian Highlands/Plateau, Mt. Kilimanjaro
• Ethiopian Highlands were created because of volcanic eruptions long ago
• Kilimanjaro an inactive stratavolcano and highest peak in Africa
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Mountains
Ethiopian Highlands/Plateau Mt. Kilimanjaro
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Choose the BEST answer to complete the sentence below.
"If you in the highlands of Africa you,
A.) probably are a fisherman."
B.) probably wear heavy clothes in winter."
C.) probably are Muslim."
D.) probably are a vegetarian."
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Rivers
• Major Rivers: Nile, Congo, Zambezi, Senegal, Niger, Orange
• Nile is the longest river in the world (flows north)
• Congo River flows through Africa’s central rainforest.
• Victoria Falls is part of the Zambezi River System
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Rivers
Nile River Zambezi River
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Which of these rivers flows through the central rainforest of Africa?
A.) Orange
B.) Zambezi
C.) Niger
D.) Congo
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Valleys/Plains/Basins
• Major features: Congo Basin, Great Rift Valley
• The Congo Basin contains almost 20% of the world's rain forest.
• Great Rift Valley is a great depression in eastern Africa
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Valleys/Plains/Basins
Great Rift Valley Congo River Basin
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What is the difference between a valley and a basin? (You may choose
more than one)
A.) Basins are deeper than valleys
B.) Valleys are deeper than basins.
C.) Valleys are carved by a river.
D.) Basins often have a river running through it.E.) I can eat soup from a basin, but I'll spill if I use a valley.
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Deserts
• Major features: Sahara, Kalahari, Namib• Covering almost one-third of the continent,
the Sahara is the largest desert in the world• The Kalahari, covered largely by reddish sand,
lies between the Orange and Zambezi rivers
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Deserts
Sahara Desert Kalahari
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Deserts are considered to be deserts because
A.) they have no plants.
B.) it is always hot.
C.) it does not recieve a lot of rain.
D.) it has a low population density.
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Lake
• Major Features: Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Nyasa, Lake Chad
• Most are precious water sources and have high population density around them.
• Lake Victoria is the largest African lake• Lake Chad is shrinking because of its
location.
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Lakes
Lake Chad Lake Victoria
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Lake Chad is the largest lake in Africa, but it is not any more.
A.) True
B.) False
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Additional Land Features
• Major Features: Horn of Africa, Sahel• The Sahel is on the southern edges of the
ever-expanding Sahara Desert. It’s a transition zone between the dry areas of the north and the tropical areas of the south.
• Horn of Africa is the peninsula on the eastern side of the continent.
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Other Land FeaturesHorn of Africa Sahel
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The Sahel (you may choose more than one)
A.) is in Africa.
B.) exists because the Sahara Desert is spreading.
C.) is a place where there is a lot of farming.
D.) probably has a high population density.
E.) is north of the African rainforest.