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Page 1: The Geography of Africa. A Satellite View Africa’s Size # Second largest continent 11,700,000 sq. mi. # 10% of the world’s population. # 2 ½ times

The Geography of Africa

Page 2: The Geography of Africa. A Satellite View Africa’s Size # Second largest continent 11,700,000 sq. mi. # 10% of the world’s population. # 2 ½ times

A Satellite View

Page 3: The Geography of Africa. A Satellite View Africa’s Size # Second largest continent 11,700,000 sq. mi. # 10% of the world’s population. # 2 ½ times

Africa’s Size

# Second largest continent 11,700,000 sq. mi.

# 10% of the world’s population.

# 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.

5000

MILES

4 6 0 0 M I L E S

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Bodies

Of

Water

Nile River

Congo River

Zambezi River

Niger River

Orange River

Limpopo River

Mediterranean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Red Sea

L. Victoria

L. Albert-->

L. Chad-->

L. Tanganyika->

<--Gu

lf of A

den

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The Mighty Nile River:

“Longest River in the World”

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The Congo River Basin

# Covers 12% of thecontinent.

# Extends over 9countries.

# 2,720 miles long.

# 99% of the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo is in theCongo River basin.

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The Niger River Basin

# Covers 7.5% of the continent.

# Extends over 10 countries.

# 2,600 miles long.

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Hydroelectric Power

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Draje

nsburg

Mts

.

Ruwenzori M

ts.

Δ Mt. Kenya

Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro

Mountains

&

Peaks

Atlas Mts.

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Mt. Kilimanjaro:Snow on the Equator?

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Horn of Africa

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DesertsSahara Desert

Sahel

Kalahari

Desert

Nam

ib D

esert

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The Sahara Desert

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The Sahel

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Desertification

- The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture

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Lake Chad

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Valleys

&

Plains

Gre

at R

ift

Val

ley

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Great Rift Valley

3,000 miles long

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Africa:The

“Tropical”

Continent

Tropic of Cancer 20° N

Tropic of Capricorn20° S

Equator 0°

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West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

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Climate Zones

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The African Savannah:

13 million sq. mi.

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African Rain Forest

# Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.

# Rapid decomposition (very humid).

# Covers 37 countries.

# 15% of the land surface of Africa.

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The

Complete

Topography

Of

AFRICA

Nile River

Congo River

Zambezi River

Niger River

Orange River

Limpopo River

Mediterranean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Red Sea

L. Victoria

L. Albert-->

L. Chad-->

L. Tanganyika->

<--Gu

lf of A

den

Drajensburg Mts.

Ruw

enzori Mts.

Δ Mt. Kenya

Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro

Sahara Desert

Sahel

Kalahari

Desert

Nam

ib D

esert

Gre

at R

ift

Val

ley

Atlas Mts.

Tropic of Cancer 20° N

Tropic of Capricorn20° S

Equator 0°

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Natural Resources

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Natural Resources

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Natural Resources

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Literacy

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Languages of Africa

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Religions of Africa


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