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By: J. Cole Proofread by: J. Guthrie. Terminology of Africa  Africa is the world's second-largest and second- most-populous continent. At about 30.2.

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1 By: J. Cole Proofread by: J. Guthrie

2 Terminology of Africa  Africa is the world's second-largest and second- most-populous continent. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million mi.) including adjacent islands, it covers six percent of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4 percent of the total land area. With 1.0 billion people (as of 2009, see table), it accounts for about 15% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

3 Terminology of the Middle East  The Middle East is a historical and political region of Afro-Eurasia with no clear boundaries. The term "Middle East" was popularized around 1900 in Britain; it has a loose definition traditionally encompassing countries or regions in Southwest Asia and parts of North Africa.

4 Attractions in Africa  Christmas attractions  Boom Time for Chinese Involvement  Kenya’s Tourism Attractions in the Middle East Date Palm Festival The Osborne Lights

5 Landforms and Bodies of Water in Africa Landforms  Great Rift Valley  Ethiopian Highlands  Congo River Basin  Atlas Mountains Bodies of Water Lakes of Africa Rivers of Africa Springs of Africa Straits of Africa Red Sea of Africa Gulf’s of Africa

6 Landforms and Bodies of Water in the Middle East Landforms  Anatolian Plateau  An Nafud Desert  AR Rub' Al Khali Desert  Arabian Desert  Asir & Hejaz Mountains  Caucasus Mountains Bodies of Water Persian Gulf Gulf of Oman Gulf of Acaba Gulf of Aden

7 Frameworks  5.1  5.2  5.1.1  5.2.1  5.2.2


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