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The Geography and Facts of Africa
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A Satellite View
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Africas Size
4 6 0 0 M I L E S
5000 MILES

• Second largest continent ? 11,700,000 sq. mi.
• 10 of the worlds population.
• 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.

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• Five Geographic Areas of Africa

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North Africa

• Mountain Ranges (Atlas Mountains)
• Sahara Desert (Worlds Largest)

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North Africa
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West Africa

• Grasslands
• Most Populated

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West Africa
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East Africa

• Mountainous
• Plateaus
• Grasslands
• Hills

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East Africa
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South Africa

• Namib Kalahari Deserts
• Drakensberg Mountain Range

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South Africa
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Central Africa

• Equator
• Rain Forests

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Central Africa
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Mediterranean Sea
Bodies Of Water
Red Sea
Nile River
Niger River
L. Chad--gt
lt--Gulf of Aden
L. Albert--gt
Congo River
L. Victoria
Indian Ocean
L. Tanganyika-gt
Atlantic Ocean
Zambezi River
Limpopo River
Orange River
Pacific Ocean
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The Mighty Nile RiverLongest River in the
World
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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.

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The Niger River Basin

• Covers 7.5 of the continent.
• Extends over 10 countries.
• 2,600 miles long.

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Atlas Mts.
Mountains Peaks
? Mt. Kenya
? Mt. Kilimanjaro
Ruwenzori Mts.
Drajensburg Mts.
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Libyan Desert
Deserts
Sahara Desert
Sahel
Namib Desert
Kalahari Desert
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The Sahara Desert
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The Sahel
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Desertification

• Desertification The spread of a desert region.
• The region of Sahel is most affected by the
  spreading desert.

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Valleys Plains
Great Rift Valley
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Great Rift Valley
3,000 miles long
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Tropic of Cancer 20 N
AfricaTheTropicalContinent
Equator 0
Tropic of Capricorn20 S
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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

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The African Savannah13 million sq. mi.
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African Rain Forest

• Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.
• Rapid decomposition (very humid).
• Covers 37 countries.
• 15 of the land surface of Africa.

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Mt. KilimanjaroSnow on the Equator?
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Mediterranean Sea
Atlas Mts.
Libyan Desert
The Complete Topography Of AFRICA
Tropic of Cancer 20 N
Red Sea
Sahara Desert
Nile River
Sahel
Niger River
L. Chad--gt
Great Rift Valley
lt--Gulf of Aden
L. Albert--gt
? Mt. Kenya
Equator 0
Congo River
L. Victoria
? Mt. Kilimanjaro
Indian Ocean
L. Tanganyika-gt
Ruwenzori Mts.
Atlantic Ocean
Zambezi River
Namib Desert
Kalahari Desert
Limpopo River
Tropic of Capricorn20 S
Orange River
Drajensburg Mts.
Pacific Ocean
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Natural Resources
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Africa Where Civilization Began

• Olduvai Gorge is a steep-sided ravine located on
  the edge of the Great Rift Valley in Tanzania.
• Archaeologists Mary and Louis Leakey discovered
  bone in Olduvai Gorge that was over 2 million
  years old.
• This has led scientists and historians alike to
  believe that the first people were from Africa.

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Issues in Africa Today

• Struggling with the independence
• Economic concerns
• Civil War
• Exploitation of natural resources
• AIDS/other diseases
• Genocide
• Corrupt governments

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Disease Statistics
Major infectious diseases gt Degree of risk Very high
Drug access 50
HIV AIDS gt Adult prevalence rate 4.1
HIV AIDS gt Deaths 78,000
Hospital beds gt per 1,000 people 0.92
Malaria cases gt per 100,000 46
Physicians gt per 1,000 people 0.08
Life expectancy at birth, years gt Total population 49
Maternal mortality 510 per 100,000
Children living with AIDS (per capita) 4.03388 per 1,000 people
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Cool FYI

• Mali King Mansa Musa reigned for 30 years.
• His story was so inspiring it lead to Mr.
  Daniels all-time favorite Disney movie The Lion
  King