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The Geography of Africa

The Geography of Africa. 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. Nile River. Niger River.

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The Geography of Africa

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  1. The Geography of Africa

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

  6. 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.

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

  8. River Basin • A river basin is an extent or area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another water body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean. • The drainage basin acts as a funnel by collecting all the water within the area covered by the basin and channeling it to a single point

  9. Hydroelectric Power

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

  11. Libyan Desert Deserts Sahara Desert Sahel Namib Desert Kalahari Desert

  12. The Sahara Desert

  13. The Sahel

  14. Desertification The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture

  15. Lake Chad

  16. Seismic Activity in Africa

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

  18. West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

  19. Climate Zones

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

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

  22. Mt. Kilimanjaro:Snow on the Equator?

  23. 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

  24. Natural Resources

  25. Minerals of Africa

  26. Natural Resources

  27. Population Density

  28. Religions of Africa Traditional African Religion Islam Christianity

  29. Religions of Africa

  30. Languages of Africa

  31. Nigeria: • Problems: • Population boom (7th largest in world), poor healthcare, living conditions, and sanitation, lack of clean drinking water, poor education system • Federal Constitutional Republic • 36 states • Two branches (President and Two House Legislature • East & Central Africa’s biggest economy • Mixed economy (liberal market) • Emerging market • 37th largest economy in world • Oil rich nation • Minerals, Agriculture, Telecommunications, Financial services, and manufacturing

  32. Kenya: • Problems: • Poor infrastructure, boom & bust economy, starvation, illiteracy, border attacks, poor leadership, and lack of healthcare • Presidential representative democratic republic • Three branches and multi-party system • East & Central Africa’s biggest economy • Mixed economy (liberal market) • Eco-tourism (govt. preserves lands to promote tourism to boost economy) • Agriculture 75% and Industry 16%

  33. Ethiopia: • Federal Parliamentary Republic • Prime Minister & two chamber parliament • Recent argument they are authoritarian • Fastest growing non-oil dependent African nation • 2nd largest population in Africa (biggest in east Africa) • 1980’s and 2010 severe drought and crop loss = famine

  34. Somalia: • Since the 1991 civil war there has been no central govt. or govt. control over territory • Transitional Federal Gov’t, controls tiny portion • Considered a failed state • One of the poorest and violent nations in world • U.S. and U.N. intervene with aide • Informal economy based on • livestock and agriculture

  35. Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire): • Semi-presidential Republic • 1st Congo Civil War (1996-1997) • 2nd Congo Civil War (1998-2003) • Richest nation in world in natural resources • Among the poorest nations in world (2nd lowest world GDP) • Facts: • 2nd largest nation in area in Africa (11th in world) • 4th most populated nation ion Africa (18th in world) • formerly, in chronological order, the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo-Léopoldville, Congo-Kinshasa, and Zaire

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