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Thanks to Ms. Susan Pojer
Horace Greeley High School
Thanks to Ms. Susan Pojer
Horace Greeley High School
The
Complete
Topography
Of
AFRICA
Nile
Riv
er
Congo River
Niger River
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Red S
ea
L. Victoria
L. Tanganyika->
Sahara Desert
Sahel
Kalahari
Desert
Atlas Mts.
savanna
savanna
savanna
tropical rain forest
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.
5000
MILES
4 6 0 0 M I L E S
A Satellite View
The Mighty Nile River:
“Longest River in the World”
The Niger River Basin
# Covers 7.5% of the continent.
# Extends over 10 countries.
# 2,600 miles long.
Hydroelectric Power
The Sahara Desert
Desertification
The Sahel
African Rain Forest
# Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.
# Rapid decomposition (very humid).
# Covers 37 countries.
# 15% of the land surface of Africa.
The African Savannah:
13 million sq. mi.
The Congo River Basin
# Covers 12% of thecontinent.
# Extends over 9countries.
# 2,720 miles long.
# 99% of the countryof Zaire is in theCongo River basin.
Great Rift Valley
3,000 miles long
Mt. Kilimanjaro:Snow on the Equator?
African Trade Winds
West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes
Vegetation Zones
Natural Resources