A Satellite View Africas Size 4600 MILES 5

A Satellite View

Africa’s Size 4600 MILES 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.

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

The Congo River Basin # Covers 12% of the continent. # Extends over 9 countries. # 2, 720 miles long. # 99% of the country of Zaire is in the Congo River basin.

The Niger River Basin # Covers 7. 5% of the continent. # Extends over 10 countries. # 2, 600 miles long.

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

Hydroelectric Power

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The Sahara Desert

The Sahel

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

Lake Chad

Seismic Activity in Africa

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

West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

Climate. Zones

The African Savannah: 13 million sq. mi.

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

Mt. Kilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator?

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Natural Resources

Minerals of Africa

Natural Resources

Population Density

Religions of Africa Traditional African Religion Islam Christianity

Religions of Africa

Languages of Africa

Nigeria: • Problems: • Population boom (7 th 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 • 37 th largest economy in world • Oil rich nation • Minerals, Agriculture, Telecommunications, Financial services, and manufacturing

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%

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

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

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