1. Geography of Africa

2. Continent of Africa compared to Continental US

3. How many hemispheres is Africa in?

4. What is the main religion in Africa?

5. Outline the 5 Regions of Africa

6. Northern Africa

7. Western Africa

8. Central Africa

9. Eastern Africa

10. The Horn of Africa

11. Southern Africa

12. Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope was originally named the Cape of Storms by Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias in Dias became the first European to travel around the tip of Africa.
The Cape was renamed the Cape of Good Hope by Portugal's King John II because it allowed an easier trade route with India
The Cape of Good Hope has a reputation for being the southernmost tip of Africa, but the most southern point is actually Cape Agulhas, the official division between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans

13. Gold Coast

14. Colonialism

15. Liberia
Liberia, "land of the free," was founded by free African-Americans and freed slaves from the United States in An initial group of 86 immigrants, established a settlement in Christopolis (now Monrovia, named after U.S. President James Monroe) on February 6, Thousands of freed American slaves and free African-Americans arrived during the following years, leading to the Republic of Liberia on July 26, 1847.

16. Bodies Of Water Label: Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Nile River
Label:
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Congo River
Niger River
Nile River
Zambezi 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

17. The Congo River Basin 90 inches of rain yearly
Because of the heat around the equator, it is home to hippos, manatees, snakes, crocs, tortoises, pigs, elephants, mosquitos
The grasslands are home to buffalo, antelope, zebras, gazelles, and giraffes.
People grow peanuts, cotton, tobacco, sugarcane
Transportation for people and goods, but gas-powered engines have added pollution.

18. The Niger River Basin 11th largest river in the world
Oil is one of the main sources of income from this river.
Irrigation spreads the river to the delta
Hydroelectric dams provide power and protect against flooding

19. The Nile River Basin (Longest River in the World)
Geography for the Nile River valley was important for early civilization. The Nile would flood each year starting July – Nov. This flood would provide with new, rich soil and wash away waste. Along with this, the seas around it provided protection from war and disease.

20. Mountains & Peaks Label: Mt. Kenya Mt. Kilimanjaro Atlas Mts.
Ruwenzori Mts.
Drajensburg Mts.

21. Mt. Kilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator?
Tallest mountain in the world
Composed of 3 extinct volcanoes:
Kibo, Mawenzi, & Shira
Kibo may be completely gone within 20 years due to the melting glaciers
25,000 people a year attempt to climb the mountain

22. Deserts Shade: Sahara Desert Sahel Desert Kalahari Desert
With the help of the next slides,
Shade:
Sahara Desert
Sahel Desert
Kalahari Desert
Libyan Desert
Sahara Desert
Sahel
Namib Desert
Kalahari Desert

23. Sahara Desert 5-25 mm rainfall annually 80 – 122 degrees farenheit!
Extremely windy: hot, dust-filled winds create dust devils which make temperatures feel hotter.
70 species of mammal
90 species of birds
100 species of reptiels

24. Desertification NOT the advance of deserts
IS the process of land degradation
Caused by population & poverty:
Overgrazing
Cultivation of high-risk lands
Destruction of plants for fuel
Incorrect irrigation
Effect:
Water is lost off the land rather than soaking in
Protective plants disappear
Further desertification
Fix:
Mulching
Teaching

25. The Sahel Sahel means “edge” or “shore” of the desert.
It is a belt of semiarid grassland that divides (or joins):
the sands of the Sahara and tropical forests.
Arabs and blacks,
Muslims and Christians,
nomads and farmers,
a land of green and a world of tan.
Some 50 million of the world’s poorest,
most disempowered, most forgotten
people hang fiercely on to life there.

26. Kalahari Desert Means “The Great Thirst” Not actually a Desert
World’s Largest Sand Basin
San bushman home for 20,000 years (depicted in The Gods Must be Crazy, 1980)
Antelopes, hyenas, lions, giraffes, meerkats
Diamond mines

27. Great Rift Valley 4,000-mile crack in the earth's crust
Greatest rupture on Earth’s surface
Contains lowest place below sea level: Afar Depression, 510 ft below sea level
Includes Africa’s tallest mtn: Kilimanjaro
Some of the world’s deepest lakes
Can be seen from the moon
Many hot springs
Flamingos, gorillas, giant mole rats

28. Other maps of Rift Valley

29. The “Tropical” Continent
Draw & Label:
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer 20° N
Equator 0°
Tropic of Capricorn 20° S

30. African Trade Winds

31. Vegetation Zones Color & Key: Deserts Grasslands Tropical Forests
Mediterranean

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

33. African Rain Forest
Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.

34. 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

35. Natural Resources

36. References:
from pptpalooza.net