Africa in 100 seconds. area: 30,3 million km² countries: 53.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

© ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY See if you can guess which countries are represented on each of the following slides… DIVERSITY AND THE.

Advertisements

Basic facts, people, nature & sports

Second largest Continent in the world Continental Area - 11,700,000 square miles Estimated Population million people Largest City - Cairo, Egypt,

Africa Africa is a continent that covers nearly 12 million square miles. How big is that you wonder? It’s BIG! Africa could hold the land occupied by.

The 7 Continents.

The Continents Prof. Fonseca Fifth Grade. The continents are… America (North America and South America) Europe Asia Africa Antarctica Australia.

The Geography and Climate of Africa World Studies.

Africa By: Ethan Surles.

Mali. Population 90% of the population are Muslim 5% of the population are Christian (with less than 1% evangelical) 5% follow indigenous religions A.

Jeopardy GeographyHistory The Circle of Life History Denied Everything Else Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Final Jeopardy Q $500.

Africa – It’s Not A Country

A Satellite View Africa holds approximately 30% of the earth’s minerals and oil production Africa is the Earth’s oldest, second largest (after Asia)

Instructions for using this template. Remember this is Jeopardy, so where I have written “Answer” this is the prompt the students will see, and where.

Africa. Africa is the second largest continent in the world. Only Asia is larger. Africa is the second most populous country also. Africa is the most.

Ms. Chacon Global Leadership. Region: a broad geographic area distinguished by similar features. (culture, geography, climate, etc…)

2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt World North America And South America.

The Geography, People, and Cultures of Africa World Studies.

Hosted by Ms. Kelly Geography Vocabulary Problems in Africa Surprise Me!

Natural Resources & Wild Life Natural Resources.

Africa “You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. You can’t hate Africa and not hate yourself” – Malcom X.

Some Features and Countries of Africa. FEATURES Sahara Desert.

Y OUR W ORLD 3 rd Grade Social Studies Mary Kate McCleaf Click the world to continue.

The forgotten continent

1)Look carefully at the picture. 2)In the boxes, write your ideas in answer to the questions: Who? What? When? Where? And why? 3)Try to come up with some.

Continents and Oceans.

Africa: Kingdoms and Trading States

Africa Land of Contrasts. The continent of Africa means many different things to people in Africa and around the world. To some people it is the home.

Africa. Africa is the second largest continent.

African Geography Africa Notes #1.

Interesting Geography Facts. 1. Which country has the highest population? – US – Russia – China 2. Which US city has the highest population? – Chicago.

AFRICA BY JENNA AND EASTON. POPULATION  1,032,532,974(2011)

Africa: Geography. Geography 5 Main Regions – North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and South Africa. Most of Africa is plateaus with.

How Much Do You Know About Africa???. Area The U.S. (3.6 million sq. miles) fits into Africa (11.7 million sq. miles) about 3.2 times.

Africa – It’s Not A Country. Second Largest continent in the world 800 million people 15% of it is considered desert 10% of it is considered tropical.

The Geography and Climate of Africa World Studies.

Unit 6: Cultural Geography of Africa Population – about 1,000,000, Population – about 1,000,000,000 Arabic 145 million Arabic 145 million.

Hosted by Grayden Ewing African Countries African Animals South Africa African Grab Bag

“Mountains of the Moon” Permanent snow capped peaks Located border of Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo Cloud coverage at the tops of the mountains.

CHAPTER 13 MEDIEVAL. Africa is the second-largest continent on Earth, with an area of 11.7 million square miles. Not surprisingly for such a huge land.

Physical Geography of Sub-Sahara Africa Sub-Sahara refers to Africa SOUTH of the Sahara desert. Includes almost 50 countries. One-third of all the countries.

Copy the questions and page numbers!

NORTH AFRICA VOCABULARY Sixth Grade Social Studies: Unit 11.

Markets of the world: culture and economy dr Monika Grottel.

Africa. Physical Geography Africa is the 2 nd largest continent. Northern countries are covered by the Sahara, the largest desert in the world.

-Grab a note sheet!! -Get out something to write with!!

AFRICA Did you know???.

Continents By Taytem Eudaley.

Contemporary Security Threats in Africa: The State of Play

Physical Geography.

Social sciences 3.

Welcome! The Topic For Today Is AFRICA

Africa Geography.

Note Some of the word wall sheets can be found in sub –Saharan Africa.

UNIT 1 Geography REVIEW.

Welcome to Africa!.

Africa patterns.

Physical Features of Africa Notes

Twenty Questions Subject:.

AFRICA The brother or sister who does not respect the traditions of the elders will not be allowed to eat with the elders.

What is geography.

Introduction to Africa

Twenty Questions Subject:.

Warm Up Write 3-4 sentences on something we discussed yesterday about geography. Name something important that we can use geography for.

Introduction to Africa

9/12/13 “African countries” List as many African countries as you can.

Africa Physical Geography.

Africa is _______(3-5 things) Africa isn’t _______ (3-5 things)

Presentation transcript:

Africa in 100 seconds

area: 30,3 million km² countries: 53

Africa has got the second largest tropical rainforest on earth.

Longest river: Nil (6671 km) Highest mountain: Kilimandscharo massif (5895 m)

Languages: about 2000

World market share * Cocoa: 70 % * Diamonds: 50 % * Gold: 25 % * Oil: 10 %

3000 children under the age of five die due to malaria daily.

Largest bird: African ostrich

Africa is three times larger than Europe.

Egypt is the most popular destination in Africa.

There are more than 1100 species of mammals living in Africa.

About 4% of the population are HIV-positive.

The continent was called Africa by Commander Scipio Africanus.

Average life expectancy: Women: 55 years Men: 53 years

predators: lions, leopards, cheetahs largest reptile: Nile crocodile

About 924 million people live in Africa.

Ethnic groups: approx Religion: Islam (44,2 %) Christian confessions ( %)

In Burkina faso and Mali only 28,7% can read and write.

© by J. Grimmer