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Africa Unit

Africa Unit. African Landforms . Plateau A huge plateau covers most of Africa, as a result it is known as the “Plateau Continent”. BLUE NILE IN THE ETHIOPEA PLATEAU . Africa also has many Basins, also called depressions. CONGO BASIN. Africa's Major Rivers .

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Africa Unit

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  1. Africa Unit

  2. African Landforms

  3. PlateauA huge plateau covers most of Africa, as a result it is known as the “Plateau Continent” BLUE NILE IN THE ETHIOPEA PLATEAU

  4. Africa also has many Basins, also called depressions. CONGO BASIN

  5. Africa's Major Rivers

  6. Nile RiverLongest river in the WorldNorth Africa

  7. Aswan High Dam on the Nile River(located in Egypt)

  8. Niger RiverMajor river in West Africa

  9. The Niger River flows through the ancient city of Timbuktu.

  10. Congo RiverMajor river of Central Africa

  11. Congo River flows through the rainforest of Central Africa.

  12. Zambezi River & Victoria Falls Southern AfricaWorlds most dangerous river

  13. Rafting the Zambezi

  14. The Great Rift Valley The Eastern part of Africa is pulling away from the rest of Africa. The rift valley stretches over 4,000 miles long.

  15. Views of the Great Rift Valley

  16. Lake VictoriaAfrica’s largest lake2nd largest freshwater lake in the world

  17. Lake Chad SHRINKING LAKE CHAD WILL BE 'PUDDLE' LAKE CHAD, once the fourth-largest body of water in Africa, has shrunk by almost 95 per cent over the past 38 years, according to research sponsored by the US space agency Nasa. Worse, climate change and increasing demands for water have drained the lake to such an extent that it will shortly be nothing more than a “puddle”.

  18. Africa contains mainly volcanic mountains like Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa’s highest peak)

  19. Due to global warming, the mountains glaciers on the top are slowly melting. (There will be no more ice on the top in less than 10 years)

  20. The Atlas mountains in Northwest Africa are the continents longest mountain chain

  21. The Great Escarpment of Southern Africa

  22. An escarpment is a steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top.

  23. SaharaLargest Desert in the world dominates Northern Africa

  24. Sahel AreaIs the shore of the Sahara desert The process in which arable land turns into desert is called (Desertification)

  25. KalahariLarge desert in Southern Africa Bushman tribes of the Kalahari

  26. 90 % of Africa lies within the Tropic of Cancer & Capricorn

  27. Tropical grasslands cover most of the continent of Africa

  28. A famous tropical grassy plain in Africa is the Serengeti, home to many National Wildlife Parks

  29. Most of the rain forest of Africa lie along the equator • The great tropical rainforests of Africa are some of the most species-rich natural habitats in the world. Powered by sunlight, heat, and abundant rainfall, these ancient, complex ecosystems teem with life, providing homes to a unique assemblage of plants, animals, and fungi, most of which are found nowhere else on earth.

  30. Northern AfricaMorocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt & Sudan

  31. Northern African countries are mostly Arabic people they follow the Islamic Religion Pray 5 times a day Fast during Ramadan Believe in one god and Mohamed was his last prophet Pay alms to the needy Make a pilgrimage to Mecca

  32. The economies of N. Africa is dominated by Oil

  33. Major Citiesof Northern Africa

  34. Cairo Egypt

  35. Alexandria Egypt Originally founded by Alexsander the Great

  36. Casablanca Morocco

  37. West AfricaNigeria, Mali, Chad, Liberia, Senegal, Ghana, Sierra Leone

  38. Bantu Migration The Bantu originated in the north western area that they now occupy. Their migration throughout Africa is one of the largest migrations in human history. This migration began in about 1000 BC and continued until the 3rd or 4th century AD.

  39. Slave Trade Started in the 15th century and lasted until 1870. European powers used the slaves to fill their need for labors. Most slaves were from West & Central Africa.

  40. Liberia was developed by former slaves from America. The capital Monrovia was named after President James Monroe.

  41. Nigeria is Africa’s most populated country

  42. Central Africa Cameroon/Central African Republic /Democratic Republic of Congo/Gabon

  43. Colonialsim • In the 19th and 20th centuries the Belgians and French colonized central Africa.

  44. Effects from colonialism in Africa • European colonial powers established political boundaries in the region that — • strengthened European rule in the region • set African groups against one another • split apart similar language and ethnic groups

  45. It is believed that much of Africa’s political violence and ethnic conflicts during the 20th century were caused by European colonization

  46. Southern Africa Angola/ Zambia/ Malawi/ Zimbabwe/ Namibia/ South Africa/ Mozambique/ Madagascar/ Lesotho/ Swaziland

  47. Gold Trading Spans Great Zimbabwe From the 1200s to the 1400s Great Zimbabwe became the capitol of a thriving gold-trading area.

  48. Apartheid in South Africa

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