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Central Africa Physical Geography 23-1 Central Africa Physical Geography

Landforms Big soup bowl with a wide rim Congo Basin – flat region surrounded by higher land

Western Rift Valley Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) Lake Tanganyika

Rivers Congo River – drains the basin Flows into Atlantic Rapids and falls – stop travels to ocean

Zambezi River – flows into the Indian Ocean Victoria Falls

Climate and Animals Humid tropical Warm, lots of rain Rainforests

Okapis – short necked relative to giraffe Gorillas, elephants, wild boars

Forests and animals are in danger from humans North and south of the Congo Basin are tropical savanna

Resources Subsistence farmers Coffee, bananas, and corn

Periodic market – open-air trading market that is set up once or twice a week

Timber Hydroelectric power Oil, natural gas, coal

Copper belt – Northern Zambia and Southern Democratic of the Congo Poor roads and political problems keep area from being fully developed