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

8. River Basin A river basin is an extent or area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another water body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean.surface waterrainmelting snowriverlakeocean The drainage basin acts as a funnel by collecting all the water within the area covered by the basin and channeling it to a single pointfunnel

9. Hydroelectric Power

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

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

12. The Sahara Desert

13. The Sahel

14. Desertification -The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture

15. Lake Chad

17. Seismic Activity in Africa

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

19. West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

20. Climate Zones

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

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

23. Mt. Kilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator?

24. 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°

25. Natural Resources

26. Minerals of Africa

27. Natural Resources

28. Population Density

29. Religions of Africa Traditional African Religion IslamChristianity

30. Religions of Africa

31. Languages of Africa

32. Nigeria: Problems: Population boom (7 th largest in world), poor healthcare, living conditions, and sanitation, lack of clean drinking water, poor education system Federal Constitutional Republic 36 states Two branches (President and Two House Legislature East & Central Africa’s biggest economy Mixed economy (liberal market) Emerging market 37 th largest economy in world Oil rich nation Minerals, Agriculture, Telecommunications, Financial services, and manufacturing

33. Kenya: Problems: Poor infrastructure, boom & bust economy, starvation, illiteracy, border attacks, poor leadership, and lack of healthcare Presidential representative democratic republic Three branches and multi-party system East & Central Africa’s biggest economy Mixed economy (liberal market) Eco-tourism (govt. preserves lands to promote tourism to boost economy) Agriculture 75% and Industry 16%

34. Ethiopia: Federal Parliamentary Republic Prime Minister & two chamber parliament Recent argument they are authoritarian Fastest growing non-oil dependent African nation 2 nd largest population in Africa (biggest in east Africa) 1980’s and 2010 severe drought and crop loss = famine

35. Somalia: Since the 1991 civil war there has been no central govt. or govt. control over territory Transitional Federal Gov’t, controls tiny portion Considered a failed state One of the poorest and violent nations in world U.S. and U.N. intervene with aide Informal economy based on livestock and agriculture

36. Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire): Semi-presidential Republic 1 st Congo Civil War (1996-1997) 2 nd Congo Civil War (1998-2003) Richest nation in world in natural resources Among the poorest nations in world (2 nd lowest world GDP) Facts: 2 nd largest nation in area in Africa (11 th in world) 4 th most populated nation ion Africa (18 th in world) formerly, in chronological order, the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo-Léopoldville, Congo-Kinshasa, and Zaire