1. Give two words that you think describes Africa.

2. Why do geographers say Africa is centrally located?Why do geographers say Africa is centrally located?

5. World’s Second largest continent Contains the most independent nations

6. Straddles the Equator Extends thousands of miles North and South of the Equator

7. Stands between the ATLANTIC & INDIAN OCEANS

8. NORTH AFRICA Stretches from Morocco in the West to Egypt in the East Close contact with Europe and the Middle East

9. WEST AFRICA South of the Sahara Desert and bulges into the Atlantic Ocean From Mauritania to Nigeria

10. CENTRAL AFRICA Includes Nigeria

11. EAST AFRICA Largest nations Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania

12. SOUTHERN AFRICA From Atlantic to Indian Ocean Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa

15. Slices through the Eastern part of the country A giant fault, or break, in the earth’s crust From Red Sea to Zambezi River

16. Longest river in the World Played a key role in human development Floods each year

18. What does the lines of latitude measure? What is another name for the lines of latitude? What does the lines of longitude measure? What is another name for longitude?

22. Rainfall determines climate People of Botswana call their money, PULA, which means rain

23. Alternating wet and dry seasons Rains south of equator, north is in dry season Less than an inch in desert areas 80 inches a year near equator

24. Tropical Wet Rain Forests Along equator – 8% of Africa

25. Tropical Wet and Dry Largest Climate Zone Warm all year Savanna - grassland

28. Desert 40% of Africa Sahara means desert in Arabic Kalahari & Namib in South

31. LARGER THAN CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES

32. Moderate Mediterranean Summers hot and dry Winters are cooler and moist

34. Equator runs through middle 80% in Tropics Tropics between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

36. Coolest regions in Africa Temperature drops as elevation increases

38. APPROACHING 680 MILLION AND GROWINGAPPROACHING 680 MILLION AND GROWING