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The Geography of Africa
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A Satellite View
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Africas Size
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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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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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River Basin

• A river basin is an extent or area of land where
  surface water from rain and melting snow or ice
  converges to a single point, usually the exit of
  the basin, where the waters join another water
  body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean.
• The drainage basin acts as a funnel by collecting
  all the water within the area covered by the
  basin and channeling it to a single point

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Hydroelectric Power
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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

• The process by which fertile land becomes desert,
  typically as a result of drought, deforestation,
  or inappropriate agriculture

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Lake Chad
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Seismic Activity in Africa
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Tropic of Cancer 20 N
AfricaTheTropicalContinent
Equator 0
Tropic of Capricorn20 S
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West Africa Home of our Hurricanes
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Climate Zones
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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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Minerals of Africa
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Natural Resources
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Population Density
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Religions of Africa
Traditional African Religion
Islam
Christianity
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Religions of Africa
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Languages of Africa
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• Nigeria
• Problems
• Population boom (7th largest in world), poor
  healthcare, living conditions, and sanitation,
  lack of clean drinking water, poor education
  system
• Federal Constitutional Republic
• 36 states
• Two branches (President and Two House Legislature
• East Central Africas biggest economy
• Mixed economy (liberal market)
• Emerging market
• 37th largest economy in world
• Oil rich nation
• Minerals, Agriculture, Telecommunications,
• Financial services, and manufacturing

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• Kenya
• Problems
• Poor infrastructure, boom bust economy,
  starvation, illiteracy, border attacks, poor
  leadership, and lack of healthcare
• Presidential representative democratic republic
• Three branches and multi-party system
• East Central Africas biggest economy
• Mixed economy (liberal market)
• Eco-tourism (govt. preserves
• lands to promote tourism to
• boost economy)
• Agriculture 75 and
• Industry 16

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• Ethiopia
• Federal Parliamentary Republic
• Prime Minister two chamber parliament
• Recent argument they are authoritarian
• Fastest growing non-oil dependent African nation
• 2nd largest population in Africa (biggest in east
  Africa)
• 1980s and 2010 severe drought and crop loss
  famine

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• Somalia
• Since the 1991 civil war there has been no
  central govt. or govt. control over territory
• Transitional Federal Govt, controls tiny portion
• Considered a failed state
• One of the poorest and violent nations in world
• U.S. and U.N. intervene with aide
• Informal economy based on
• livestock and agriculture

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• Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
• Semi-presidential Republic
• 1st Congo Civil War (1996-1997)
• 2nd Congo Civil War (1998-2003)
• Richest nation in world in natural
• resources
• Among the poorest nations in world
• (2nd lowest world GDP)
• Facts
• 2nd largest nation in area in Africa (11th in
  world)
• 4th most populated nation ion Africa (18th in
  world)
• formerly, in chronological order, the Congo Free
  State, Belgian Congo, Congo-Léopoldville,
  Congo-Kinshasa, and Zaire