1. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. A Satellite View

3. Africa’s Size # Second largest continent  11,700,000 sq. mi. # 10% of the world’s population. # 2 ½ times the size of the U. S. 5000MILES5000MILES 4 6 0 0 M I L E S

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

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 Zaire is in the Congo River basin.

7. Hydroelectric Power

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

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

10. The Sahara Desert

11. Desertification

12. The Sahel

13. Valleys & Plains Great Rift Valley

14. 3,000 miles long

15. Vegetation Zones

16. The African Savannah: 13 million sq. mi. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX07j9SDFcc DFcc

17. African Rain Forest # Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft. # Rapid decomposition (very humid). # Covers 37 countries but is mostly found in the Congo River basin on the Atlantic Ocean side of the continent. # 15% of the land surface of Africa.

18. Mt. Kilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator?

19. Mt Kilimanjaro facts… Ten interesting facts about Mt. Kilimanjaro | WWF Travel BlogTen interesting facts about Mt. Kilimanjaro | WWF Travel Blog

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

21. Horn Of Africa… –ERITREA. SAUDI ARABIA. YEMEN. DJIBOUTI. E T H I O P I A. SOMALIA. KENYA. UGANDA. UNITED REPUBLIC OF. TANZANIA. SUDAN. –Google Image Result for http://www.mapsofworld.com/africa-country- groupings/horn-of-africa-political-map.jpgGoogle Image Result for http://www.mapsofworld.com/africa-country- groupings/horn-of-africa-political-map.jpg –In recent decades, the Horn of Africa has been a region continuously in crisis. Often stricken by natural catastrophes like droughts or flooding, the region has some of the highest levels of malnutrition and seems to always be on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Between 1982 & 1992 about 2 million people in the Horn of Africa died as a result of war and famine. the region is regularly stricken by natu