Slide 1 : The
Geography
of
Africa Mr. Clutter
VMS Library
Slide 2 : A Satellite View
Slide 3 : 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
Slide 4 : 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 L. Victoria L. Albert--> L. Chad--> L. Tanganyika-> <--Gulf of Aden
Slide 5 : The Mighty Nile River:“Longest River in the World”
Slide 6 : 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.
Slide 7 : The Niger River Basin Covers 7.5% of the continent.
Extends over 10 countries.
2,600 miles long.
Slide 8 : Hydroelectric Power
Slide 9 : Drajensburg Mts. Ruwenzori Mts. Δ Mt. Kenya Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro Mountains
&
Peaks Atlas Mts.
Slide 10 : The African Plateau
Slide 11 : Deserts Sahara Desert Sahel Kalahari Desert Namib Desert Libyan Desert
Slide 12 : The Sahara Desert
Slide 13 : Desertification
Slide 14 : The Sahel
Slide 15 : Valleys
&
Plains Great Rift Valley
Slide 16 : Great Rift Valley 3,000 miles long
Slide 17 : Seismic Activity in Africa
Slide 18 : Africa:The“Tropical”Continent Tropic of Cancer 20° N Tropic of Capricorn20° S Equator 0°
Slide 19 : African Trade Winds
Slide 20 : West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes
Slide 21 : Vegetation Zones
Slide 22 : The African Savannah:13 million sq. mi.
Slide 23 : African Rain Forest Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.
Rapid decomposition (very humid).
Covers 37 countries.
15% of the land surface of Africa.
Slide 24 : Mt. Kilimanjaro:Snow on the Equator?
Slide 25 : 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-> <--Gulf of Aden Drajensburg Mts. Ruwenzori Mts. Δ Mt. Kenya Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro Sahara Desert Sahel Kalahari Desert Namib Desert Libyan Desert Great Rift Valley Atlas Mts. Tropic of Cancer 20° N Tropic of Capricorn20° S Equator 0°
Slide 26 : Natural Resources
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