1. Intro to AFrica

2. A Satellite View

3. 5 Regions of Africa
North Africa (6 countries): Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Western Sahara
West Africa (18 countries): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Central Africa (6 countries): Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe.
East Africa (14 countries): made up by the countries in the Horn (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti), plus Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and plus the islands (The Comoros, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Madagascar).
Southern Africa (10 countries): Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

4. The climate of Africa is governed by its position on the globe and can be broadly divided into five different climate types:
Rainforest – This region is characterised by very high temperatures and high rainfall throughout the year.
Savanna – This region has very high temperatures all year and rain during the summer season only.
Steppe – This region has high temperatures all year and only limited rainfall during the summer season.
Desert – High temperatures throughout the year with very little rainfall.
Mediterranean – Warm to high temperatures with rainfall in the autumn and winter months.

7. 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.
2 ½ times the size of the U. S.

8. 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

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

10. 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.

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

12. Hydroelectric Power

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

14. The African Plateau

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

16. The Sahara Desert

17. Desertification

18. The Sahel

19. Valleys
&
Plains
Great Rift Valley

20. Great Rift Valley
3,000 miles long

21. Seismic Activity in Africa

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

23. African Trade Winds

24. West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

25. Vegetation Zones

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

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

28. Mt. Kilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator?

29. 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

30. Natural Resources