3. A Satellite View Remember Africa is a CONTINENT not a country

4. 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 4 6 0 0 M I L E S

5. Africa is the 2 nd largest continent next to Asia

6. There are about 748 million people living in Africa.

7. 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

8. The Mighty Nile River: “Longest River in the World”

9. 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.

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

11. Hydroelectric Power

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

13. The African Plateau

14. Deserts Sahara Desert Sahel Kalahari Desert Namib Desert Libyan Desert

15. The Sahara Desert

16. Desertification The changing of other land forms into desert

17. The Sahel

18. Valleys & Plains Great Rift Valley

19. 3,000 miles long The most dominant land form in Africa

20. Seismic Activity in Africa

21. Africa: The “Tropical” Continent Tropic of Cancer 20° N Tropic of Capricorn 20° S Equator 0° Tropics: Land between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

22. African Trade Winds

23. West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

24. Vegetation Zones

25. The African Savannah: 13 million sq. mi.

26. African Rain Forest # Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft. # Rapid decomposition (very humid). # Covers 37 countries. # 15% of the land surface of Africa.

27. Mt. Kilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator?

28. 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°

29. Natural Resources