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The Great Rift Valley The Great Rift Valley
By: Anthony SanFilippoBy: Anthony SanFilippo
Why The Great Rift Why The Great Rift Valley Is Important To Valley Is Important To MeMe The Great Rift Valley is important The Great Rift Valley is important
to me because it is one of the to me because it is one of the world’s most known natural world’s most known natural landmarks, and has some key landmarks, and has some key effects on Africa.effects on Africa.
My Essential QuestionMy Essential Question
My Burning QuestionsMy Burning Questions
1. How long has it been around?1. How long has it been around? 2. Is it currently a major road block/2. Is it currently a major road block/ 3. How well do animals live 3. How well do animals live
together there?together there? 4. How has human-environment 4. How has human-environment
interaction effected it?interaction effected it? 5. How do humans live with the rift 5. How do humans live with the rift
valley.valley.
What I already knew What I already knew about the Great Rift about the Great Rift ValleyValley Before researching, I knew two Before researching, I knew two
things about the Great Rift Valley.things about the Great Rift Valley. I knew that it was formed from a I knew that it was formed from a
divergent plate boundary in divergent plate boundary in Africa.Africa.
I also knew it will eventually I also knew it will eventually break the continent of Africa into break the continent of Africa into two.two.
My ResearchMy Research
The Great Rift Valley The Great Rift Valley ProfileProfile Age: about 20 Age: about 20
million years oldmillion years old Length: about Length: about
6,000 miles long6,000 miles long Width: 30-100 Width: 30-100
kmkm Height: hundreds Height: hundreds
of feet below sea of feet below sea level-6,232 feetlevel-6,232 feet
How It Got HereHow It Got Here
The Great Rift The Great Rift Valley formed Valley formed millions of years millions of years ago.ago.
It was formed It was formed from the from the divergent plate divergent plate boundary boundary between the between the African Plate and African Plate and the Arabian Plate.the Arabian Plate.
What The Land Is Like What The Land Is Like ThereThere The Great Rift Valley has a diverse The Great Rift Valley has a diverse
landscape.landscape. It has parts where there is fertile It has parts where there is fertile
farmland for farmers.farmland for farmers. It has flat arid plains where animals It has flat arid plains where animals
can graze.can graze. It has places where there is an It has places where there is an
uninhabitable desert.uninhabitable desert. It also has steep escarpments (some It also has steep escarpments (some
6,000 feet high).6,000 feet high).
Volcanic ActivityVolcanic Activity
The Great Rift Valley The Great Rift Valley has lots of volcanic has lots of volcanic activity in its area.activity in its area.
It is home to 30 active It is home to 30 active or dormant volcanoes or dormant volcanoes including Mount including Mount Kilimanjaro (pictured Kilimanjaro (pictured on the left).on the left).
It is also home to It is also home to hundreds of hot hundreds of hot springs.springs.
Almost all of those Almost all of those “volcanics” thanks to “volcanics” thanks to it.it.
LakesLakes
The Great Rift Valley is home to The Great Rift Valley is home to hundreds of lakes.hundreds of lakes.
These lakes are formed from water These lakes are formed from water coming into the Great Rift Valley from coming into the Great Rift Valley from the Indian Mid-ocean Ridge (they are the Indian Mid-ocean Ridge (they are connected).connected).
The lowest point of the Great Rift The lowest point of the Great Rift Valley lays at the bottom of Lake Valley lays at the bottom of Lake Turkana.Turkana.
Special LakesSpecial Lakes
The Great Rift Valley The Great Rift Valley has many special has many special lakes of highly lakes of highly concentration of concentration of sodium chloride.sodium chloride.
Fish thrive in these Fish thrive in these waters.waters.
Birds have been Birds have been attracted to these attracted to these lakes for their lakes for their abundance of fish.abundance of fish.
The “Fork”The “Fork”
The Great Rift Valley is split into two The Great Rift Valley is split into two rifts at one point (Western and Eastern rifts at one point (Western and Eastern Rift).Rift).
The most notable rift is the Western The most notable rift is the Western Rift.Rift.
The Western Rift has The Western Rift has highhigh mountains mountains and and deep deep lakes.lakes.
It is also home to the first watersheds It is also home to the first watersheds of the Nile.of the Nile.
Human EntertainmentHuman Entertainment
Humans have been Humans have been active in the active in the national parks national parks around the valley.around the valley.
We have been able We have been able to go hiking, rock to go hiking, rock climbing, mountain climbing, mountain biking, and hunting biking, and hunting (constricted).(constricted).
Thanks to scenic Thanks to scenic views, we are also views, we are also able to go able to go sightseeing.sightseeing.
After ResearchAfter Research
What Was Most What Was Most InterestingInteresting From my research, I thought that From my research, I thought that
the diversity of the landscape was the diversity of the landscape was most suprising.most suprising.
Questions I Still HaveQuestions I Still Have
Is the Great Rift Valley currently a Is the Great Rift Valley currently a major roadblock?major roadblock?
How have humans How have humans livedlived there? there? Is the breaking up of Africa a big Is the breaking up of Africa a big
deal?deal? What is the Eastern Rift like?What is the Eastern Rift like?
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