Kathy Lund Rogers 7 th Grade Social Studies

# Second largest continent  11,700,000 sq. mi. # 10% of the world’s population. # 2 ½ times the size of the U. S. 5000MILES5000MILES M I L E S

Africa is the second largest continent in the world. Africa currently has 58 countries. The largest country is Algeria. (Oct., 2014) The largest was Sudan until July 9, 2011, when South Sudan became a country

1.North Africa (desert) 2.West Africa (resources) 3.East Africa (lakes) 4.Central Africa (rainforest) 5.South Africa (some desert)

1.North Africa 2.Sub- Saharan Africa (all countries south of the Sahara) ~~~~~~~~~~~ The equator also divides Africa into two parts.

desert-extremely dry, less than 10 inches of rain a year semi-arid- more rainfall than desert, but still receives very little tropical-gets 70 inches of rain per year and temperatures average 80 degrees

Important because: Water source, Food source, and Trade/travel routes

Nile River: starts in E. Burundi and flows north emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. world’s longest river. Nile flows over six cataracts on its way to sea

Congo River: largest river in western-central Africalargest river in western-central Africa flows through the second largest rain forest in the worldflows through the second largest rain forest in the world

Niger River: principal river in western Africa runs through Guinea, Mali, Niger, Benin, and Nigeria significant water source for the city of Timbuktu

Lake Victoria: largest lake in Africa largest lake in Africa 2 nd largest fresh water lake in the world 2 nd largest fresh water lake in the world vital in supporting the water needs of the millions of people that live nearby vital in supporting the water needs of the millions of people that live nearby

Lake Tanganyika: deepest lake in Africa located in central Africa divided between Burundi, DRC, Tanzania, and Zambia

Sahara Desert: in northern Africa covers almost 1/3 of the continent largest desert in the world

Kalahari Desert: in Southwestern Africa not a “true” desert because it receives 3-10 inches of rain per year plants and animals are able to live in this desert due to an underground water supply

Atlas Mountains: range stretches along the Northwestern part of Africa between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert