A Satellite View

Africa ’ s Size # 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

Five Geographic Areas of Africa

North Africa Mountain Ranges (Atlas Mountains) Sahara Desert (World’s Largest)

North Africa

West Africa Grasslands Most Populated

West Africa

East Africa Mountainous Plateaus Grasslands Hills

East Africa

South Africa Namib & Kalahari Deserts Drakensberg Mountain Range

South Africa

Central Africa Equator Rain Forests

Central Africa

Bodies Of Water Nile River Congo River Zambezi River Niger River Orange River Limpopo River Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Red Sea L. Victoria L. Albert--> L. Chad--> L. Tanganyika-> <--Gulf of Aden

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 the country of Zaire is in the Congo River basin.

The Niger River Basin # Covers 7.5% of the continent. # Extends over 10 countries. # 2,600 miles long.

Drajensburg Mts. Ruwenzori Mts. Δ Mt. Kenya Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro Mountains & Peaks Atlas Mts.

Deserts Sahara Desert Sahel Kalahari Desert Namib Desert Libyan Desert

The Sahara Desert

The Sahel

Desertification Desertification – The spread of a desert region. The region of Sahel is most affected by the spreading desert.

Valleys & Plains Great Rift Valley

3,000 miles long

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

Climate and Diversity The equator runs nearly through the center of Africa 80% of the nation is tropical Further from equator = colder Higher Elevation = colder

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.

Mt. Kilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator?

The Complete Topography Of AFRICA Nile River Congo River Zambezi River Niger River Orange River Limpopo River Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Red Sea L. Victoria L. Albert--> L. Chad--> L. Tanganyika-> <--Gulf of Aden Drajensburg Mts. Ruwenzori Mts. Δ Mt. Kenya Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro Sahara Desert Sahel Kalahari Desert Namib Desert Libyan Desert Great Rift Valley Atlas Mts. Tropic of Cancer 20° N Tropic of Capricorn 20° S Equator 0°

Natural Resources

Africa: Where Civilization Began Olduvai Gorge is a steep-sided ravine located on the edge of the Great Rift Valley in Tanzania. Archaeologists Mary and Louis Leakey discovered bone in Olduvai Gorge that was over 2 million years old. This has led scientists and historians alike to believe that the first people were from Africa.

Issues in Africa Today Struggling with the independence Economic concerns Civil War Exploitation of natural resources AIDS/other diseases Genocide Corrupt governments

Disease Statistics Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk Very high Drug access Drug access 50% HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 4.1% HIV AIDS > Deaths HIV AIDS > Deaths 78,000 Hospital beds > per 1,000 people Hospital beds > per 1,000 people 0.92 Malaria cases > per 100,000 Malaria cases > per 100, Physicians > per 1,000 people Physicians > per 1,000 people 0.08 Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population 49 Maternal mortality Maternal mortality 510 per 100,000 Children living with AIDS (per capita) Children living with AIDS (per capita) per 1,000 people

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