The Geography of Africa
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The Geography of Africa. A Satellite View. Africa’s Size. 4 6 0 0 M I L E S. 5 0 0 0 M I L E S. Second largest continent 11,700,000 sq. mi. 10% of the world’s population. 2 ½ times the size of the U. S. African Geography. What do you know?. 1) This is a . A) plateau - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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A Satellite View
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
African Geography
What do you know?
1) This is a
• A) plateau• B) rift• C) semiarid region
2) This is a
• A) plateau• B) rift• C) semiarid region
3) This is the
• A) Sahel• B) Sahara Desert• C) Great Rift Valley
4) What is this?
5) What is this?
• A) Sahel• B) desert• C) savanna
6) What is this?
• A) Namib Desert• B) The Sahel• C) The Kalahari
desert
7) What is this?
8) What is this?
9)What is this?
• A)Namib Desert • B)Semiarid land• C)Sahel
10)What is this?
• A) Lake Tana• B) Lake Chad• C) Lake Malawi
11)What is this?
• A) Lake Tana• B) Lake Chad• C) Lake Victoria
BodiesOf
Water
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->
<--Gulf of Aden
The Mighty Nile River:
“Longest River in the World”
The Congo River Basin
# Covers 12% of thecontinent.
# Extends over 9countries.
# 2,720 miles long.
# 99% of the countryof Demo. Rep. of Congo is in theCongo River basin.
The Niger River Basin
# Covers 7.5% of the continent.
# Extends over 10 countries.# 2,600 miles long.
Hydroelectric Power
Drajen
sburg Mts.
Ruwenzori Mts.
Δ Mt. Kenya
Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mountains&
Peaks
Atlas Mts.
Deserts Sahara Desert
Sahel
Kalahari
Desert
Namib Desert
Libyan Desert
The Sahara Desert
Desertification
The Sahel
Valleys&
Plains
Gre
at R
ift V
alle
y
Great Rift Valley
3,000 miles long
Seismic Activity in Africa
Africa:
The“Tropica
l”Contine
nt
Tropic of Cancer 20° N
Tropic of Capricorn20° S
Equator 0°
African Trade Winds
West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes
Vegetation Zones
The African Savannah:
13 million sq. mi.
African Rain Forest
# Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.# Rapid decomposition (very
humid).# Covers 37 countries.# 15% of the land surface of
Africa.
Mt. Kilimanjaro:Snow on the Equator?
TheCompleteTopograp
hyOf
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->
<--Gulf of Aden
Drajensburg Mts.
Ruwenzori Mts.
Δ Mt. Kenya
Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro
Sahara Desert
Sahel
Kalahari
Desert
Namib Desert
Libyan Desert
Gre
at R
ift V
alle
y
Atlas Mts.
Tropic of Cancer 20° N
Tropic of Capricorn20° S
Equator 0°
Natural Resources
How does Geography
Impact culture?
