The Geography of Africa A Satellite View Africas

Africa’s Size 4600 MILES 5 0 0 0 M I L E S #

Mediterranean Sea d Re Bodies a Se er Riv L. Chad--> er ulf <--G

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

The Congo River Basin # Covers 12% of the continent. # Extends over 9

The Niger River Basin # Covers 7. 5% of the continent. # Extends over

ts. M as l t A Mountains & Peaks Δ Mt. Kenya . ts

Deserts Sahara Desert Sahel ib D Nam rt ese hari Kala ert Des

Desertification -The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of

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

The African Savannah: 13 million sq. mi.

African Rain Forest # Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft. # Rapid decomposition

ts. M as l t A Tropic of Cancer 20° N d Sahara Desert

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The Geography of Africa

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.

Mediterranean Sea d Re Bodies a Se er Riv L. Chad--> er ulf <--G Of Nile River Nig den ng Co of A Water r ive L. Albert--> R o L. Victoria L. Tanganyika-> Atlantic Ocean Zambezi River Limpopo River Orange River Indian Ocean

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 thecountry the Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the Congo River basin.

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

Hydroelectric Power

ts. M as l t A Mountains & Peaks Δ Mt. Kenya . ts M ri zo en w Ru Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro . ts rg a Dr je n u sb M

Mt. Kilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator ?

Horn of Africa

Deserts Sahara Desert Sahel ib D Nam rt ese hari Kala ert Des

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

Plains ley Rift V al & Great Valleys

Great Rift Valley 3, 000 miles long

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.

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Natural Resources

Literacy

Languages of Africa

Religions of Africa