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EXPLORING AFRICA

EXPLORING AFRICA. Natural Resources & Wild Life. Natural Resources. Africa  has a large quantity of  Natural Resources. Diamonds. Gold. Cobalt. Iron. Copper. Cocoa Beans. Oil. Tropical Fruits. Diamonds. 60% of the World's Diamond is produced here. Gold.

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EXPLORING AFRICA

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  1. EXPLORING AFRICA

  2. Natural Resources & Wild Life

  3. Natural Resources

  4. Africa has a large quantity of  Natural Resources Diamonds Gold Cobalt Iron Copper Cocoa Beans Oil Tropical Fruits

  5. Diamonds • 60% of the World's Diamond is produced here

  6. Gold • The World's deepest Gold mine that is 4 km below the surface is • Tau Tona • Mine 40% of all the Gold ever mined comes from South Africa

  7. Cobalt • In Africa cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo • Zambia is the second largest cobalt producing nation

  8. Iron • South Africa is the China’s third biggest iron ore supplier

  9. Copper Palabora Copper Mine It is one of the largest and the deepest open cast mines in the world

  10. Cocoa Beans 70% of the world’s Cocoa comes from West Africa

  11. Oil The largest oil producers in Africa are : • Nigeria • Algeria • Angola • Libya

  12. NigeriaAfrica’s biggest oil producer

  13. Algeriacomes second in Africa

  14. Angola Third top producer in Africa

  15. LibyaProduces about 1.7 million barrels every day

  16. Other Natural Resources of AFRICA Uranium Bauxite

  17. Tropical Fruits Africa’s Real Diamonds

  18. Pineapple • Ghana and Ivory Coast are largest exporters of pineapples

  19. Citrus Fruits • South Africa make up to $600 million every year from fresh citrus fruits

  20. Wild Life of Africa

  21. Africa’s Most Dangerous Animals Cape Buffalo Hippopotamus Elephant Nile Crocodile Black Mamba White Shark Lion Leopard

  22. CapeBuffalo are known to kill lions

  23. African Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth

  24. Lionsare the second largest cat in the world

  25. Leopardcan run at speeds of over 35 mph, and are extremely agile jumpers.

  26. Hippopotamussecond heaviest land mammal in the world

  27. Black Mamba is deadliest, fastest land snake in the world

  28. Nile Crocodile is second largest extant reptile in the world

  29. White Shark world's largest predatory shark/fish growing up to 6.1 meters

  30. Famous FORESTS of Africa

  31. Hawaan Forest NEWLANDS Forest

  32. DHLINZA Forest WEZA Forest

  33. Natural Resources and Wildlife of AFRICA plays a major role in developing the economic condition and in maintaining the sustainability in the environment of the country.

  34. Thank You

  35. Created By KareenaChhabra XI B JahanviTaneja XIA Sadhu VaswaniInternational School For Girls

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