Physical Geography of Sub-Sahara Africa

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Physical Geography of Sub-Sahara Africa Where land and climate zones are mirrored

Vocabulary What are the edges of Africa’s plateaus marked by? ______________ define it. What happens when the rivers cross the plateaus? ______________

Fun Facts: The region of Sub-Sahara Africa is 3X the size of the continental United States Africa’s overall surface is higher in elevation than that of any other continent.

Mountains and Highlands Give the location of the following - Ethiopian Highlands Mt. Kilimanjaro Ruwenzeri Mountains Drakensburg Range

Great Rift Valley Rift valley – Faults – A LARGE BREACH IN THE CRUST OF THE EARTH WHERE THE AFRICAN CONTINENT SHOWLY SPLITS INTO TWO PARTS. Rift valley – Faults –

Great Rift Valley Using the following images, what can you conclude about the Great Rift Valley? Describe the physical features you see. What is happening?

Did you know? A real-life triple rift is located between Africa and Saudi Arabia. The two arms of the Y are the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The stem of the Y is the Great Rift Valley, which is tearing Africa apart. Eventually, as the rift deepens and widens, surrounding waters will rush in to create a new gulf, or sea, as Somalia breaks away from Africa to form the new Somali Plate. Notice how the small island of Madagascar fits snuggly into the African mainland.

Rivers & Lakes -Importance? Located in huge basins formed millions of years ago Zambezi River - Niger River – nickname? Important for agriculture & transportation Congo River – Estuary-

LAKES: Find the Key fact and location LAKE VOLTA: LAKE VICTORIA: LAKE CHAD:

Deserts Kalahari Desert - Namib Desert -

SAHEL

DESERTIFICATION SAHEL What is the meaning of Sahel? Where is it located? What has happened to it in the last 50 years? DESERTIFICATION

PLAINS: The Serengeti

Natural Resources - List them! Water! Gold – South Africa provides ½ of world’s Oil – Angola, Nigeria, Gabon, Congo Diamonds – Botswana, Congo, South Africa, Sierra Leone

CLIMATE What is the yearly rainfall of Sub-Sahara Africa’s four main climate zones?: STEPPE: DESERT: TROPICAL RAINFOREST: SAVANNA: Biggest climate influences?