1. Sub-Saharan Africa Physical Geography

2. Landforms Create a Word Wall Plateaus -1 Escarpments -2 Basins -3 Rivers -4 Rift Valleys -5

3. Word Wall Directions: Front: 1.Word in Big Bold Color 2.Part of speech 3.Your Name Top Inside: 1.Description of word 2.Word written in a complete sentence. Bottom Inside: 1.Illustration (drawing) of your word / sentence.

4. Plateau: Africa is a large plateau with escarpments on the edges.

5. Basins A large, bowl-shaped depression in the land’s surface Also: an area drained by a single river system Major African Basins: ▫Congo Basin (Congo River) ▫Sudan Basin (Nile River)

6. Rivers Major Rivers ▫Niger River ▫Congo River ▫Zambezi River ▫Orange River Limitations ▫Cataracts ▫Meandering courses

7. Rivers

8. Rift Valleys  Rift Valleys extend from Red Sea to South Africa  Several large lakes have formed at the bottom of rift valleys  Lake Tanganyika

13. Climate

14. Vegetation: Grasslands Savanna Steppe

15. Vegetation: Rainforests Located around the equator in the Congo River Basin Massive amount of trees blocks sunlight from reaching forest floor Daily rain makes the air very hot and moist Most animals live in the canopy

17. Human- Environment Interaction #1: RAINFOREST Farmers use slash-and- burn techniques to clear land for agriculture Over time, deforestation occurs What is the impact of deforestation on the environment? On the people?

18. Human-Environment Interaction #2: Desertification

19. Human-Environment Interaction #3: Drought