Landforms of East Africa Mrs Tinkey World Geography

Landforms of East Africa Mrs. Tinkey World Geography

Can you guess? What landform is this?

Nubian Desert �Location: Sudan Northeastern �Area: 400, 000 sq. km • (The Sahara Desert is 9. 4 million sq. km. ) �Averages less than 5 inches of rain per year.

How about this one? What’s your guess?

Ethiopian Highlands �Location: • Central Ethiopia (covers about 2/3 of the country) • Eritrea • Northern Somalia �Nickname: Roof of Africa (because of its height and area)

Betcha can’t guess….

Great Rift Valley � � Location: Runs from N. Syria to Central Mozambique � Also referred to as the East African Rift. � Rift: a crack or split in the earth’s surface.

And how about this one?

Serengeti Plain � Location: Northern Tanzania to southwestern Kenya. � Area: 30, 000 sq. km � Hosts the largest mammal migration in the world (one of the natural wonders of the world). � Inspiration for the movie The Lion King

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Mt. Kilamanjaro � Highest mountain in Africa at 5, 895 m � Tallest freestanding mountain rise in the world. �A dormant volcano, three volcanic cones: • Kibo • Mawenzi • Shira

You labeled 4 lakes on your map… Which one is this?

�Largest Africa lake (by area) in � 2 nd largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world. (Only behind Lake Superior in MI) �Largest tropical lake in the world. �Supports Africa’s largest inland fishery. Lake Victoria

Pretty sweet right? Where are we now?

�World Lake Tanganyika longest freshwater lake. � 2 nd largest freshwater lake by volume in the world. � 2 nd deepest lake in the world. �Largest rift lake in Africa • Part of the East African Rift of the Great Rift Valley �Controlled WWI by Germany in

What’s wrong with this picture? Where in the world? ? ?

Gulf of Aden �Important part of the Suez Canal shipping route. �Known piracy. for its acts of (think back to the picture on the previous slide…)