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The Geography of Africa
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The Geography of AfricaMs. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY |
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A Satellite View |
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Africa’s SizeSecond largest continent ? 11,700,000 sq. mi. 10% of the world’s population. 2 ? times the size of the U. S. 4 6 0 0 M I L E S 5 0 0 0 M I L E S |
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Bodies Of WaterNile River Niger River Limpopo River Orange River Mediterranean Sea Red Sea L. Chad--> <--Gulf of Aden L. Albert--> Congo River L. Victoria L. Tanganyika-> Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean Zambezi River Pacific Ocean |
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The Mighty Nile River: “Longest River in the World” |
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The Congo River BasinCovers 12% of the continent. Extends over 9 countries. 2,720 miles long. 99% of the country of Zaire is in the Congo River basin. |
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The Niger River BasinCovers 7.5% of the continent. Extends over 10 countries. 2,600 miles long. |
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Hydroelectric Power |
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Mountains & PeaksAtlas Mts. ? Mt. Kenya ? Mt. Kilimanjaro Ruwenzori Mts. Drajensburg Mts. |
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The African Plateau |
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DesertsLibyan Desert Sahara Desert Sahel Namib Desert Kalahari Desert |
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The Sahara Desert |
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Desertification |
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The Sahel |
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Valleys & PlainsGreat Rift Valley |
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Great Rift Valley3,000 miles long |
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Seismic Activity in Africa |
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Africa: The “Tropical” ContinentTropic of Cancer 20° N Equator 0° Tropic of Capricorn 20° S |
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African Trade Winds |
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West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes |
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Vegetation Zones |
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The African Savannah: 13 million sqmi. |
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African Rain ForestAnnual rainfall of up to 17 ft. Rapid decomposition (very humid). Covers 37 countries. 15% of the land surface of Africa. |
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MtKilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator? |
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The Complete Topography Of AFRICANile River Niger River Limpopo River Orange River Mediterranean Sea Atlas Mts. Libyan Desert Tropic of Cancer 20° N Sahara Desert Red Sea Sahel L. Chad--> Great Rift Valley <--Gulf of Aden L. Albert--> ? Mt. Kenya Equator 0° Congo River L. Victoria ? Mt. Kilimanjaro L. Tanganyika-> Indian Ocean Ruwenzori Mts. Atlantic Ocean Zambezi River Namib Desert Kalahari Desert Tropic of Capricorn 20° S Drajensburg Mts. Pacific Ocean |
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Natural Resources |
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