There are 47
countries in
Africa and six
island
nations
Atlantic
Ocean
Indian Ocean
North Africa
West Africa
East Africa
Central and
South Africa
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF NORTH AFRICA
Sahara Desert
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF WEST AFRICA
Sahel Desert
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF EAST AFRICA
Mount Kilimanjaro
Highest point in Africa
At 19,340 feet
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF CENTRAL and SOUTH AFRICA
Congo
Basin
Kalahari
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The equator runs through the middle
of Africa.
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As a result, the climate in most of
Africa is warm all year.
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However, some regions are very wet
and others are very dry.
CLIMATE OF NORTH AFRICA
Sahara Desert
CLIMATE OF WEST AFRICA
Arid
Semiarid
Sahel Desert
Tropical wet and dry
Tropical wet
The climate of West Africa
varies widely from north to
South. Climate ranges from
arid, semiarid to tropical wet
and dry. As one gets closer
To the equator it is tropical wet.
Some coastal areas can get an
average of more than 120 inches
of rain a year.
CLIMATE OF EAST AFRICA
Arid
Semiarid
CLIMATE OF CENTRAL and SOUTH AFRICA
variety of climates
VEGETATION ZONES OF AFRICA
Chaparral
Desert scrub
Tropical grasslands
Broadleaf Evergreen
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Africa is home to 53
countries.
47 countries and 6
island nations.
Sudan is the largest.
Seychelles is the
smallest country
located north of
Madagascar. It is an
island
Africans speak at least
2,000 languages.
Sudan
Scientists have found the
bones of human-like species
who lived in Africa millions of
years ago.
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Early African Americans were hunter and
gathers.
By 5,000 B.C.E Africans were raising animals
and growing crops.
The Nile River was home to Egyptians for
more than 2,000 years.
From 300C.E-1600C.E West Africa had 3
kingdoms in power. During this time wealth
came from trading salt and copper from the
mines.
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1450-1850 African people were traded as slaves
to Europe. This was called the “Atlantic slave
trade”.
1700-1800’s Europeans set up colonies in Africa.
By 914, European countries divided up most of
Africa.
1957, Ghana became the first black African
colony to gain independence.
In 2002, most African countries joined the
African Union which promotes peace an human
rights.
The Nile River: A Journey from Source to Mouth
Life in the Sahara and Sahel: Adapting to a Desert
Region
Micro-Entrepreneurs: Women’s Role in the
Development of Africa
Nigeria: A Country of Many Cultures
Resources and Power in Post-apartheid South
Africa