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Newest country Southern Sudan

Discover the unique climate zones of Southern Sudan, from tropical wet to desert, with varying precipitation levels and challenges. Explore the impacts on daily life and environmental sustainability.

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Newest country Southern Sudan

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  1. Newest country Southern Sudan

  2. Climate and Diversity

  3. Climate Facts • Latitude and Elevation = climate • Most tropics = area between Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn of all the continents • Temperature is warm to hot • Colder temperatures seen in higher elevations • Therefore, rainfall distinguishes the climate in Africa not temperature • Precipitation – Less than an inch to more than 80 inches

  4. Climate Zones • Tropical Wet • Tropical Wet and Dry • Desert • Mediterranean

  5. Climate Map of Africa

  6. Tropical Wet – 8% of Africa • Narrow strip along equator • Home of the rainforests • Average Temp – 80 F • Average Rain – 60-120 inches per year • Hard to settle • Leaching: rain washes away nutrients and destroys soil, unsuitable for farming • Moisture feeds disease and destroys daily items • Concrete and steel are expensive fixes • Disease from insects; sleeping sickness, malaria (Nothing But Nets)

  7. Tropical Wet and Dry – 50% of Africa • Either side of tropical wet climate to the tropics • Rainfall varies by season • Summer – Hot temps & Rainy Season • Winter – Warm temps & Dry Season • Major Feature • Savanna – most people - grasslands that cover half the continent. More rain near the equator support plant and wild life • Sahel: semi-arid; separates Sahara from savanna • Unpredictable rainfall makes daily life difficult • Drought • Desertification – land turning into deserts; causes over grazing and drought

  8. Deserts and Desertification

  9. Deserts – 40% of Africa • Sahara – Means ‘desert’ in Arabic – Northern Africa • Larger than the continental United States • Rain rarely falls, less than 10 inches a year • Temperatures reach as high as 130 F • Traders traveled across the Sahara • Diffusion of European, Asian, and African cultures • Kalahari – Southern Africa • More rain than the Sahara allows food to grow • Namib – Southern Africa

  10. The Sahara Desert

  11. Kalahari Desert

  12. Deserts – 40% of Africa • Namib Desert – one of the driest places on Earth • One of the oldest deserts in the world: 80 million years • Averages less than .4 inches of rain a year • Dune 7: the highest sand dune in the world, 383 meters ~ 1200 feet

  13. Namib Desert

  14. Mediterranean - ~2% • The Southern Tip and the Northern Coast • Climate similar to LA • Hot, Dry Summer • Cool, Wet Winter • Fertile soil good for farming • Major travel destination

  15. Mediterranean Zones are in Purple

  16. B Kalahari C Sahel A Sahara C Tropic of Capricorn B Tropic of Cancer 6. C Desert 7. A tropical Wet 8. D Savanna 9. D all languages spoken in Africa belong to one language family 10. B they carry diseases that are fatal to human beings Section 2 Quiz Answers

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