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Landforms and resources

Chapter 18, Section 1 . Landforms and resources. A Vast Plateau. Present day Africa moved very little from Pangea Most of Africa is one big plateau “Plateau Continent” – 2 nd Largest Huge basins Up to a mile deep and 625 across!. Nile River. World’s longest!

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Landforms and resources

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  1. Chapter 18, Section 1 Landforms and resources

  2. A Vast Plateau • Present day Africa moved very little from Pangea • Most of Africa is one big plateau • “Plateau Continent” – 2nd Largest • Huge basins • Up to a mile deep and 625 across!

  3. Nile River • World’s longest! • 95% of Egyptians depend on it! • Population density comparison • Cradle of Civilization • Waterway systems • Transportation – cataracts • Meandering courses

  4. Distinctive Landforms • No long chain of mountain ranges • Rift Valleys • Continent is pulling apart • Sometimes, lakes form at the bottom • Lake Tanganyika – almost a mile deep and 420 miles long! • Lake Victoria – 2nd largest freshwater lake, 270 ft. deep • Or 5000 feet less than Lake Tanganyika • Mountains • Mount Kilimanjaro • Most mountainous areas are formed by volcanoes • Great Escarpment

  5. Wealth of Resources • Africa is home to many different valuable resources • Gold, diamonds, oil, cobalt, chromium, platinum… • Africa is behind the times because of Colonial Rule • The problem of natural resources

  6. Diversity of Resources • Major Commodities • 1. Oil • 2. Coffee – Fair Trade Coffee • Also – cocoa beans, lumber, sugar… • 66% of Africans farm • Farm products = 1/3 of Exports

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