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.
2 ½ times the size of the U. S.

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

5. The Sahara Desert

6. Desertification

7. The Sahel

8. The Sahel
Where the desert meets the savanna. It is a semiarid region between the Sahara in the north and the savanna region in the south.

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

10. Vegetation Zones

11. Breakdown of Vegetation Zones

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

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

14. Mt. Kilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator?

15. Topography Of AFRICA Mediterranean Sea Atlas Mts.
Tropic of Cancer 20° N
Sahara Desert
Red Sea
Sahel
Nile River
Niger River
Equator 0°
Congo River
L. Victoria
L. Tanganyika->
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Kalahari Desert
Tropic of Capricorn 20° S .
Pacific Ocean

17. Natural Resources

18. What kind of effect do these have on the people of Africa (where they work, live, and their transportation)?
Sahara
Historically a trade route
Work is trade or farming
Live near water supplies (scarce)
Rely upon camels for transport
Sahel
People rely upon farming
Some areas are rich in natural resources
Rely upon camels and waterways for transport
Many people live without running water, electricity, or proper sewers
Very susceptible to bad weather
Savanna
-Mostly farming
-Wildlife parks/tourism
-People gather near good farmland and water supplies (also a source of their jobs)
-Roads and waterways for transport
Rain Forest
-farming, mining, & timber industry= major occupations
-deforestation is taking place (cutting down trees so that there is more room for farming)
-transportation can be difficult because of poorly maintained roads
-people live where the jobs are