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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. African Geography. What do you know?. 1) This is a . A) plateau

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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. African Geography What do you know?

  5. 1) This is a • A) plateau • B) rift • C) semiarid region

  6. 2) This is a • A) plateau • B) rift • C) semiarid region

  7. 3) This is the • A) Sahel • B) Sahara Desert • C) Great Rift Valley

  8. 4) What is this?

  9. 5) What is this? • A) Sahel • B) desert • C) savanna

  10. 6) What is this? • A) Namib Desert • B) The Sahel • C) The Kalahari desert

  11. 7) What is this?

  12. 8) What is this?

  13. 9)What is this? • A)Namib Desert • B)Semiarid land • C)Sahel

  14. 10)What is this? • A) Lake Tana • B) Lake Chad • C) Lake Malawi

  15. 11)What is this? • A) Lake Tana • B) Lake Chad • C) Lake Victoria

  16. 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

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

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

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

  20. Hydroelectric Power

  21. Victoria Falls

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

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

  24. The Sahara Desert

  25. Desertification

  26. The Sahel

  27. Valleys & Plains Great Rift Valley

  28. Great Rift Valley 3,000 miles long

  29. Seismic Activity in Africa

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

  31. African Trade Winds

  32. West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

  33. Vegetation Zones

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

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

  36. Mt. Kilimanjaro:Snow on the Equator?

  37. 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

  38. Natural Resources

  39. How does Geography Impact culture?

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