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Notes check-quiz
Notes: Africa Physical Geography
Finish Atlas Activity
HW: Notes SW Asia
Geography of
Africa
Africa Unit
The
Continent
of
Africa
Africa’s Size
4600
MILES
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# Second largest continent
11,700,000 sq. mi.
# 10% of the world’s population.
# 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.
The African Plateau
Mediterranean Sea
Bodies
Nile River
Of
L. Chad-->
L. Albert-->
Water
L. Victoria
L. Tanganyika->
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Zambezi River
Limpopo River
Orange River
Pacific Ocean
The Mighty Nile River:
“Longest River in the World”
Mountains
&
Peaks
Δ Mt. Kenya
Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro
Libyan Desert
Deserts
Sahara Desert
Sahel
The Sahara Desert
The Sahel
Five Geographic
Regions of Africa
Africa Unit
North Africa
• Mountain
Ranges (Atlas
Mountains,
Ahaggar
Mountains)
• Sahara desert
(world’s largest)
• Sahel region
North Africa
Ahaggar
Mts.
Atlas Mountains
West Africa
• Grasslands
• Most
populated
West Africa
Lagos, Nigeria
East Africa
• Mountainous
• Plateaus
• (Ethiopian Plateau)
• Grasslands
• Serengeti Plain
• Hills
East Africa
Mt. Kilimanjaro:
Snow on the Equator?
The African Savannah:
13 million sq. mi.
South Africa
• Namib &
Kalahari
Deserts
• Drakensberg
Mountain
Range
South Africa
Namib Desert
Kalahari Desert
Central Africa
• Equator
• Rain forests
Central Africa
African Rain Forest
# Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.
# Rapid decomposition (very humid).
# Covers 37 countries.
# 15% of the land surface of Africa.
Countries of
Africa
Africa Unit
How well do you know the
countries of Africa?
Click on the words above to play a review game.
Desertification
• Desertification –
The spreading of a
desert region
• The region of Sahel
is most affected by
the spreading
desert.
Desertification
Great Rift Valley
• Great Rift Valley –
4,000 mile giant
fault, or break in the
earth’s crust. From
Red Sea to Zambezi
River.
• Evidence has found
that the earliest
Humans first lived in
this area.
Great Rift Valley
3,000 miles long
Major Rivers
• Nile River – world’s longest (4,000 + miles)
Sources: White Nile (Uganda) & Blue Nile
(Ethiopian highlands) flows into the
Mediterranean
• Congo River – Central Africa – through rain
forests, 2,720 miles long
• Niger River – Africa’s third longest- 2,600
miles long. Begins in West Africa (Guinea)
• Zambezi River – Fourth longest 2,200 miles –
Southern Africa; contains Victoria Falls;
flows into the Indian Ocean
Rivers in Africa are plenty, but very difficult
to navigate due to cataracts.
What are cataracts?
Series of waterfalls
How does this affect transportation and
communication?
Very difficult historically to travel and trade.
Climate and Diversity
• The equator runs nearly through the
center of Africa
• 80% of the nation is tropical
• Further from equator = colder
• Higher Elevation = colder
Climate of Africa
Africa:
The
“Tropical”
Continent
Tropic of Cancer
20° N
Equator 0°
Tropic of Capricorn
20° S
Geography of Africa Review
• Interactive Map of Africa
Human Environment Interaction
• 1. Agriculture
• Difficult in many regions of Africa
due to elevation and climate.
2. Hydroelectric Power
3. Extraction of Natural Resources
today: OIL
Aswan High Dam 1970
• Positive:
• Gives region of Egypt and Sudan regular
supply of water.
• Increased agriculture through irrigation.
• Negative:
• Many people displaced when built.
• Mosquitoes cause Malaria
homework
• Read over Africa Physical Geo: p. 415423
• Read and TAKE NOTES over 487-493:
Physical Geo of SW Asia.
• Focus on how Landforms, Resources,
Climate and Veg influence HUMAN
settlement and development
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