The

Geography
of
Africa

Ms. Susan M. Pojer

Horace Greeley HS

Chappaqua, NY

A Satellite View

Africas Size
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# Second largest continent 11,700,000 sq. mi.

# 10% of the worlds population.
# 2 times the size of the U. S.

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Indian Ocean

Atlantic Ocean
Zambezi River

Limpopo River
Orange River

Pacific Ocean

The Mighty Nile River:

Longest River in the World

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.

The Niger River Basin

# Covers 7.5% of the continent.

# Extends over 10 countries.
# 2,600 miles long.

Hydroelectric Power

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The African Plateau

Libyan Desert

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The Sahara Desert

Desertification

The Sahel

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Valleys

Great Rift Valley

3,000 miles long

Seismic Activity in Africa

Africa:
The
Tropical
Continent

Tropic of Cancer
20 N

Equator 0

Tropic of Capricorn
20 S

African Trade Winds

West Africa:

Home of our Hurricanes

Vegetation Zones

The African Savannah:

13 million sq. mi.

African Rain Forest

# Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.

# Rapid decomposition (very humid).
# Covers 37 countries.
# 15% of the land surface of Africa.

Mt. Kilimanjaro:

Snow on the Equator?

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Complete
Topography

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Natural Resources