1. Physical Geography of Africa

3. Continental Drift Alfred Wegener (Germany)
The earth was a supercontinent
Wegener called the land “Pangaea” (Greek meaning “all earth”) and the ocean “Panthalassa”
The supercontinent split into many plates that drifted, crashed into each other, and split apart several times before they came to current positions

4. What happened to Africa?

5. Africa moved very little!

6. Landforms=earth shape

7. African Landforms A plateau covers most of Africa
Africa is called a plateau continent
There are several huge basins or depressions

9. What is the relationship between water and the economy?
Water Bodies
Africa has the longest river in the world: Nile River
Africa’s rivers contain many waterfalls and rapids (it is difficult to navigate)
What is the relationship between water and the economy?

10. Distinctive African Landforms
When the continents pulled apart, huge cracks appeared in the earth – these cracks are called rift valleys

11. Distinctive African Landforms
Africa contains mainly volcanic mountains
Mount Kenya
Mount Kilimanjaro
Volcanic activity
Ethiopia, Cameroon, and Tibesti Mountains

12. Natural Resources Minerals
Gold, platinum, chromium, diamonds, cobalt, phosphates, etc.
Oil
Food
Coffee, sugar, palm oil

14. Why are most of the countries in Africa living under poverty levels?
Africa is rich on diamonds and gold
However, the people use natural resources to fund civil wars (weapons)

15. Lumber Lumber is an important commodity
A commodity is an economic good
Fantasy coffins are very popular in Cameroon
A coffin is a box or chest for burying a corpse

19. Africa
Latitude is a set of imaginary lines that are parallel to the equator
Longitude is a set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles
Prime Meridian is the imaginary line diving the earth east and west

20. What do you notice?

21. Find the absolute location of the following cities:
Tunis, Tunisia
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Luanda, Angola
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Harare, Zimbabwe
Rabat, Morocco

22. Vocabulary Square Term Translation Definition Drawing or symbol
A sentence
My sentence

23. Terms
basin
rift valley
oasis
savanna