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Geography of Africa
2013- Political and Physical
+ Kalahari Desert is known as the Namib
Desert.
Sahara Desert is the largest in the world. (Antarctica
doesn’t count)
Its approximately the same size as the Untied States.
The Sahara is not just made up of sand. It also
includes mountains & rocky plains.
+ Sahel- Term comes from Arabic word for
shore
It is the grasslands on the edge of the Sahara
The Sahel suffers from desertification because of
droughts, over-farming and over grazing.
Transition between the Sahara desert and the Savannas
in the South.
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Elevated Continent
Many different climates, altitude, position to ocean
& winds
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Africa is
dominated by
plateaus in the
south and east.
Escarpments are cliffs that
separate areas of differing
elevation.
Cataracts are waterfalls or
rapids through which
rivers flow.
Which is the
Most
Common
Environment
in the
Continent?
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Savannahs & Wildlife & Safari
Savannahs & Wildlife
Serengeti Plain & Wildlife
Preserve
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Rain Forest 8% of the Continent
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Longest River in the World- Nile River
Runs through several countries Uganda,
Ethiopia, Sudan, Burundi, Egypt Over 4,000
miles.
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Tributary of Nile;
Blue Nile
Blue Nile originates
in the Ethiopian
Highlands
The White Nile
originates in Lake
Victoria.
The Nile flows north
into the
Mediterranean Sea.
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Africa’s largest lake is Lake
Victoria. World’s 2nd largest lake.
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Victoria Falls is one mile wide
& is on the Zambezi River.
+ Great Rift Valley
Video
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Horn of Africa
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Africa’s Rivers
Label and highlight the rivers of Africa
Label the Gulf’s and Oceans
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Tallest Mountain in Africa
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: 19,340 feet
Even though it is located close to the equator, its peak is
covered with snow year round.
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Cradle of Humankind
Dating back as far as 3.5
million years ago!
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Migration from East Africa & World