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Africa

Africa. 53 Countries 3 Main Land Regions Over 1,000 Languages. Fast Facts. Desert Region. Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world Few trees and plants Sand, dunes, rocks, mountains People in this region are of Arabic descent

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Africa

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  1. Africa

  2. 53 Countries 3 Main Land Regions Over 1,000 Languages Fast Facts

  3. Desert Region • Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world • Few trees and plants • Sand, dunes, rocks, mountains • People in this region are of Arabic descent • Many nomadic or Touareg (Twah-reg) live in this region • Travel across the region with herds or caravans • Live in tents and huts

  4. Touareg

  5. The Sahara Desert

  6. Sahara Desert in Morocco

  7. The Nile River is the longest river in the world Flows northward into the Mediterranean Sea Floods every year Ancient Egyptians used to worship it Nile River

  8. The Nile River

  9. Nile Cruise Boat in Luxor, Egypt

  10. Best known for the ancient pyramids Tombs for kings—full of items for life after death Mummies—preserved human bodies Hieroglyphics—picture writing Cairo is the largest city Egypt

  11. Cairo, Egypt and the Nile River

  12. Pyramid of Khafre Chephren in Cairo, Egypt

  13. The Sphinxin front of Khafre Pyramid

  14. Most famous area is the Serengeti in north-central Tanzania Wildlife refuge protects many endangered animals The Grasslands/Savannah

  15. Hippo in Botswana

  16. Hippo Warns off Lioness

  17. Zebra

  18. Crocodile at the Chobe River

  19. Lion

  20. Ostrich in Kenya

  21. Cheetah

  22. Hartebeest in South Africa

  23. Curious Impala

  24. Baboons

  25. Young Leopard

  26. Rhino

  27. Warthog

  28. Elephants

  29. Showing Who’s Boss

  30. Buffalo

  31. Nairobi City, Kenya

  32. Nairobi Market in Kenya

  33. Human predators and changing climate have decreased the wild animal populations Grassland plants can go without water for a very long time and withstand fire: baobab trees, acacia trees, and grasses Mountain highlands: bamboo, podocarpus trees, tree ferns, cedar trees Lower slopes: grasses, buttercups, violets gorillas Mountain tops: lichens and mosses FactsAbout the Grasslands

  34. Baobab Tree in Malawi

  35. Tribal Peoples in Grasslands • Tribal peoples • Masai • Pokot • Zulu • Swazi

  36. Zulu Hut

  37. Sallah Celebration in Nigeria

  38. Villagers in Ghana

  39. Village in Benin

  40. Thatch Grass Cutters in South Africa

  41. Mozambique

  42. Highest mountain in Africa Northeastern Tanzania 19,340 feet high Formed from extinct volcanoes Near equator but remains snow-covered Mount Kilamanjaro

  43. Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

  44. Located in Tanzania and Uganda Second largest freshwater lake in the world Lake Victoria

  45. Natural wonder Located in Zambia Tallest part is 30 stories high Natives called it The Smoke That Thunders Mist can be spotted ten miles away Roar can be heard 20 miles away Victoria Falls

  46. Victoria FallThe Smoke That Thunders

  47. The Rainforest • Central Africa and Madagascar are the only rainforests in Africa. • Much of the rainforests have been cut down and that causes animals to become endangered because their habitats have been destroyed.

  48. Silver Back Gorilla in Bwindi

  49. Canoeing in Cameroon Rainforest

  50. Hiking Through the Rainforest

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