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The Geography of Africa

The Geography of Africa. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. 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.

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The Geography of Africa

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  1. The Geography of Africa Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

  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. Hydroelectric Power

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

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

  10. The Sahara Desert

  11. Desertification

  12. The Sahel

  13. Valleys & Plains Great Rift Valley

  14. Great Rift Valley 3,000 miles long

  15. Vegetation Zones

  16. The African Savannah:13 million sq. mi. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX07j9SDFccDFcc

  17. African Rain Forest • Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft. • Rapid decomposition (very humid). • Covers 37 countries but is mostly found in the Congo River basin on the Atlantic Ocean side of the continent. • 15% of the land surface of Africa.

  18. Mt. Kilimanjaro:Snow on the Equator?

  19. Mt Kilimanjaro facts… • Ten interesting facts about Mt. Kilimanjaro | WWF Travel Blog

  20. 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

  21. Horn Of Africa… • ERITREA. SAUDI ARABIA. YEMEN. DJIBOUTI. E T H I O P I A. SOMALIA. KENYA. UGANDA. UNITED REPUBLIC OF. TANZANIA. SUDAN. • Google Image Result for http://www.mapsofworld.com/africa-country-groupings/horn-of-africa-political-map.jpg • In recent decades, the Horn of Africa has been a region continuously in crisis. Often stricken by natural catastrophes like droughts or flooding, the region has some of the highest levels of malnutrition and seems to always be on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Between 1982 & 1992 about 2 million people in the Horn of Africa died as a result of war and famine. • the region is regularly stricken by natu

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