African Countries and Landforms on the Standards
By: Lucas Pitts
Physical Features:
The Sahara
The Sahara is a large portion of the dry land in northern Africa. It is basically a
big desert above the Sahel and covers lots of countries.
Sahel
The Sahel is the area of land between the dry desert and the more moist
savannah.
Savanna
The savanna is a tropical grassland with dispersed trees and many types of
wildlife. It is located all across the continent.
Tropical Rainforest
The tropical rainforest of Africa covers parts of
western Africa and most of central Africa. It
supplies several countries around it with tourist
attractions and wildlife reserves. This area receives
lots of rainfall unlike dryer areas in Africa such as
the Sahara and the Sahel.
Congo River
The Congo River is a river that runs through the Democratic Republic of the
Congo and empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
Niger River
The Niger River runs through many countries in western Africa and then
empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
Nile River
The Nile River flows north from Lake Victoria and empties into the
Mediterranean Sea. The Nile River is the longest river in the world and plays a
big part in the prosperity of Egyptians.
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika is an African lake that borders
mostly Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo and Tanzania. It is the second largest
lake by volume and the second deepest lake too.
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is an African lake that
borders Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
It is the supplier of the Nile River's
water and is the second largest lake by
surface area in the world.
Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains are the biggest mountain range in Africa. They are located
mainly in the country of Morocco. They are also the home of many Berber
tribes.
Kalahari Desert
The Kalahari is a desert in southern Africa and mainly covers the countries of
Namibia, South Africa and Botswana.
Countries:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country located
mainly in tropical rainforest biomes in central Africa.
Egypt
Egypt is the country where the Egyptians grew
and thrived a long time ago. Egypt benefits from
the Nile River that creates a trade route through
the country.
Kenya
Kenya is a country in eastern Africa with a lot of
tourist attractions which include mainly wildlife.
Kenya has a President and a Prime Minister that
have to share power.
Nigeria
Nigeria is a country in western Africa that is
just recently highest on the economic scale
compared to other countries in Africa. Their
biggest export is oil, and they make lots of
money from it. However, there is lots of
corruption in Nigeria and a terrorist group
called Boko Harram.
South Africa
South Africa is in the southernmost tip of Africa
and is one of the highest rated African countries on
the economic scale. They are considered to be part
of the BRICS countries who are growing their
economy rapidly. Nelson Mandela was a famous
person from South Africa who helped end the
apartheid that once was in this country.
Sudan
Sudan is an African Country in northern Africa.
Sudan is mostly Muslim and has fought two civil
wars with its non Muslim southern part. Sudan
eventually split into two countries.
South Sudan
South Sudan is a country in northern Africa that
split from Sudan in 2011 following two civil
wars. South Sudan has Christian and other
religions that are not usually Muslim. It is one
of Africa’s least developed countries.