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A f r i c A
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Facts about Africa

• Africa is the worlds second largest continent
• Nile is the longest river in the world
• Sahara is the worlds largest desert
• Lake Victoria (source of the White Nile) is the
  worlds second largest
• Lake Malawi is the deepest lake in the world
• Mt. Kilimanjaro is Africas highest point-19,340
  feet

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Maps of Africa
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Geographic Regions of Africa

• Mineral Resources salt, gold, copper, tin,
  diamonds, cobalt, uranium, phosphate
• Oil--large reserves in Nigeria
• 40 of the worlds potential hydroelectric power
• Due to hostile environment (deserts, low
  rainfall, limited and overused soil), Africa has
  low agricultural productivity
• Main types of farming--subsistence farming and
  cash crops

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Current Issues and Challenges in Africa

• AIDS
• Political instability and civil wars (Rwanda,
  Sierra Leone, Sudan, etc.)
• Drought and Famine
• Widespread diseases
• Population growth
• Desertification
• Drastic decrease in natural resources following
  years of exploitation by the colonial rulers
• Lack of technology and investments