A Satellite View

ESCARPMENTS

A long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by

erosion...

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

Bodies

Of

Water

Mediterranean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Red Sea

L. Victoria

L. Albert-->

L. Chad-->

L. Tanganyika->

<--Gu

lf of A

den

Know what bodies Know what bodies of water surround of water surround

Africa. Africa.

What ocean did the slave ships cross to reach

the Americas???

Know lakes of Know lakes of Africa. Africa.

What lake is the source of the White Nile???

Bodies

Of

Water Nile River

Congo River

Zambezi River

Niger River

Orange River

Limpopo River

Mediterranean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Red Sea

<--Gu

lf of A

den

Know what bodies Know what bodies of water Africa’s of water Africa’s Rivers flow into. Rivers flow into.

What ocean does the Zambezi

River empty into?

What ocean does the Congo River

empty into?

The Mighty Nile River:

“Longest River in the World”

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.

The Niger River Basin

# Covers 7.5% of the continent.

# Extends over 10 countries.

# 2,600 miles long.

# These rivers create what?

# POPULATION CENTERS

Draje

nsburg

Mts

.

Ruwenzori M

ts.

Δ Mt. Kenya

Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro

Mountains

&

Peaks

Atlas Mts.

What mountain range is found on

the Northwest side of the

Sahara Dessert???

Mt. Kilimanjaro:Snow on the Equator?

The African Plateau

Deserts Sahara Desert

Sahel

Kalahari

Desert

Nam

ib D

esert

Libyan Desert

The Sahara Desert

Why is population so low here? Limited access to water!!!

The Sahel

In the Sahel,

Overgrazing = Desertification

What is Desertification?A= The process which turns productive into non- productive desert as a result of poor land-management.

Desertification

Valleys

&

Plains

Gre

at R

ift

Val

ley

Great Rift Valley

3,000 miles long

Africa:

The“Tropica

l”Contine

nt

Tropic of Cancer 20° N

Tropic of Capricorn20° S

Equator 0°

West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

Vegetation Zones

The African Savannah:

13 million sq. mi.

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

Complete

Topography

Of

AFRICA

Nile River

Congo River

Zambezi River

Niger River

Orange River

Limpopo River

Mediterranean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Red Sea

L. Victoria

L. Albert-->

L. Chad-->

L. Tanganyika->

<--Gu

lf of A

den

Drajensburg Mts.

Ruw

enzori Mts.

Δ Mt. Kenya

Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro

Sahara Desert

Sahel

Kalahari

Desert

Nam

ib D

esert

Libyan Desert

Gre

at R

ift

Val

ley

Atlas Mts.

Tropic of Cancer 20° N

Tropic of Capricorn20° S

Equator 0°