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1 The Geography of Africa

2 A Satellite View

3 Africa’s Size Second largest continent  11,700,000 sq. mi.
M I L E S M I L E S Second largest continent  11,700,000 sq. mi. 10% of the world’s population.

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

5 The Mighty Nile River: “Longest River in the World”

6 The Congo River Basin Covers 12% of the continent.
Extends over 9 countries. 2,720 miles long. 99% of the country of Democratic Republic of Congo is in the Congo River basin.

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

8 Hydroelectric Power

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

10 The African Plateau

11 Libyan Desert Deserts Sahara Desert Sahel Namib Desert Kalahari Desert

12 The Sahara Desert

13 Desertification

14 The Sahel

15 Valleys & Plains Great Rift Valley

16 Great Rift Valley 3,000 miles long

17 Seismic Activity in Africa

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

19 African Trade Winds

20 West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

21 Vegetation Zones

22 The African Savannah: 13 million sq. mi.

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

24 Mt. Kilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator?

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

26 Natural Resources

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