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AFRICA’S PHYSICAL FEATURES
• DESERTS: Sahara (north), Kalahari & Namib (north)
• DRY GRASSLANDS: savanna, Sahel (“the shore of the desert”)
• RAIN FOREST REGION: Congo• HIGHLANDS: Ethiopian Highlands,
Drakensberg Mountains, Atlas Mountains, Tibesti Mountains
• MOUNTAIN PEAKS: Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya
AFRICA’S PHYSICAL FEATURES
• PLATEAU: Katanga Plateau• Much of Africa is a plateau.• PLAINS: Serengeti
The Serengeti Plain
SAHARA: The World’s Largest Hot, Dry Desert
The Sahara spans all of North Africa
Dry, arid region! Deserts receive < 10 inches of rain a year.
SAHEL: The Sahel is the dry region located between the desert & grasslands region. Sahel
in Arabic means “the shore of the desert”.
Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad are countries of the Sahel.
Life is difficult for the people who live on the Sahel.
Oasis: A place in the desert where water and vegetation are found.
This oasis is located in the Sahara in Morocco.
The picture shows a plantation of palm trees.
The plural of oasis is oases.
Ergs
Ergs are major dunes seas. They are broad areas of desert covered with wind-swept sand. They have little to no vegetative cover. The next slide shows a map of ergs across the Sahara.
SAVANNA: Grasslands region in Tropics with few trees. Safari’s
are popular because of its for its fauna.
BODIES OF WATER
• Many bodies of water border Africa:– The Mediterranean Sea to the north– The Red Sea to the northeast– The Indian Ocean to the east and southeast– The Mozambique Channel to the southeast– The Gulf of Guinea to the west– The Atlantic Ocean to the west– The Strait of Gibraltar to the northwest
AFRICA’S RIVERS
Northeast Africa: Nile River, Blue Nile River, White Nile RiverWestern Africa: Niger River, Senegal RiverCentral Africa: Congo River SystemSouthern Africa: Zambezi River, Orange River, Limpopo River, Vaal River
Khartoum and the Nile
The White Nile River and the Blue Nile River merge at the city of Khartoum, Sudan. They form the Nile River.
The Congo River, Basin, and Rain Forest are located in Central Africa. The rain forest is in the basin, which the river
snakes its way through it way to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Niger River: West Africa’s Most Important River
The Niger River flows through the countries of Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. It empties into the Gulf of Guinea, part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River
Victoria Falls is located on the Zambezi River in southern Africa. The bridge spans the Zambezi River, joining two countries: Zambia and Zimbabwe.
AFRICA’S LAKES
Africa’s largest lakes:•Lake Victoria•Lake Tanganyika•Lake Malawi•Lake Turkana•Lake Albert•Lake Kivu•Lake Edward
A satellite photo of Africa’s “Lakes Region” in
East Africa
IMPORTANT INFORMATION• South Africa is the largest producer of gold in
all of Africa. 600,000ILBS +• Nigeria most populous country in Africa• Lake Victoria, also called Victoria Nyanza ,
largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile, lying mainly in Tanzania and Uganda but bordering on Kenya.
• While Islam and Christianity are prevalent in Africa local, traditional folk religions are still practiced
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• In 2011 after years of civil war between Christians and Muslims, Southern Sudan separated from Sudan becoming an independent nation.