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The Geography of Africa

The Geography of Africa. Mrs. Henderson. 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. Mediterranean Sea. Bodies Of Water. Red Sea.

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The Geography of Africa

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  1. The Geography of Africa Mrs. Henderson

  2. A Satellite View

  3. Africa’s Size 4 6 0 0 M I L E S 5000 MILES • Second largest continent  11,700,000 sq. mi. • 10% of the world’s population. • 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.

  4. Mediterranean Sea Bodies Of Water Red Sea NileRiver NigerRiver L. Chad--> <--Gulf of Aden L. Albert--> Congo River L. Victoria L. Tanganyika-> Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean Zambezi River LimpopoRiver OrangeRiver Pacific Ocean

  5. Lake Tanganyika • Lake Tanganyika is the second deepest lake in the world.

  6. Lake Victoria • Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake in the world.

  7. The Mighty Nile River:“Longest River in the World”

  8. The Congo River Basin • Covers 12% of thecontinent. • Extends over 9countries. • 2,720 miles long. • 99% of the countryof Zaire is in theCongo River basin.

  9. The Niger River Basin • Covers 7.5% of the continent. • Extends over 10 countries. • 2,600 miles long.

  10. Hydroelectric Power

  11. Atlas Mts. Mountains & Peaks ΔMt. Kenya ΔMt. Kilimanjaro Ruwenzori Mts. Drajensburg Mts.

  12. Mount Kilimanjaro • Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa.

  13. Mt. Kilimanjaro:Snow on the Equator?

  14. Deserts • The two largest deserts in Africa are the Sahara in the north and the Kalahari in the South. • Today, Africa is experiencing desertification, or the advancement of desert. • The Sahara Desert is continually expanding southward. Libyan Desert Sahara Desert Sahel Namib Desert Kalahari Desert

  15. The Sahara Desert

  16. Desertification

  17. The Sahel

  18. Valleys & Plains Great Rift Valley

  19. Great Rift Valley • The Great Rift Valley is in Eastern Africa and has high cliffs and rich soil.

  20. Great Rift Valley 3,000 miles long

  21. Tropic of Cancer 20° N Africa:The“Tropical”Continent Equator 0° Tropic of Capricorn20° S

  22. The African Savannah:13 million sq. mi.

  23. African Rain Forest • Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft. • Rapid decomposition (very humid). • Covers 37 countries. • 15% of the land surface of Africa.

  24. Mediterranean Sea Atlas Mts. Libyan Desert The Complete Topography Of AFRICA Tropic of Cancer 20° N Sahara Desert Red Sea Sahel NileRiver NigerRiver L. Chad--> Great Rift Valley <--Gulf of Aden L. Albert--> ΔMt. Kenya Equator 0° Congo River L. Victoria ΔMt. Kilimanjaro L. Tanganyika-> Indian Ocean Ruwenzori Mts. Atlantic Ocean Zambezi River Namib Desert Kalahari Desert LimpopoRiver Tropic of Capricorn20° S OrangeRiver Drajensburg Mts. Pacific Ocean

  25. Natural Resources

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