2. Landforms and resources
Chapter 18, Section 1
Landforms and resources

4. A Vast Plateau Present day Africa moved very little from Pangea
Most of Africa is one big plateau
“Plateau Continent” – 2nd Largest
Huge basins
Up to a mile deep and 625 across!

6. Nile River World’s longest! 95% of Egyptians depend on it!
Population density comparison
Cradle of Civilization
Waterway systems
Transportation – cataracts
Meandering courses

8. Distinctive Landforms
No long chain of mountain ranges
Rift Valleys
Continent is pulling apart
Sometimes, lakes form at the bottom
Lake Tanganyika – almost a mile deep and 420 miles long!
Lake Victoria – 2nd largest freshwater lake, 270 ft. deep
Or 5000 feet less than Lake Tanganyika
Mountains
Mount Kilimanjaro
Most mountainous areas are formed by volcanoes
Great Escarpment

12. Wealth of Resources
Africa is home to many different valuable resources
Gold, diamonds, oil, cobalt, chromium, platinum…
Africa is behind the times because of Colonial Rule
The problem of natural resources

14. Diversity of Resources
Major Commodities
1. Oil
2. Coffee – Fair Trade Coffee
Also – cocoa beans, lumber, sugar…
66% of Africans farm
Farm products = 1/3 of Exports