1、The Geography of Africa,Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY,A Satellite View,Africas Size,Second largest continent 11,700,000 sq. mi. 10% of the worlds population. 2 times the size of the U. S.,5000 MILES,4 6 0 0 M I L E S,Bodies Of Water,Nile River,Congo River,Zambezi River,Niger Riv

2、er,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,The Mighty Nile River:“Longest River in the World”,The Congo River Basin,Covers 12% of thecontinent. Extends over 9countries. 2,720 miles lon

3、g. 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.,Hydroelectric Power,Drajensburg Mts.,Ruwenzori Mts., Mt. Kenya, Mt. Kilimanjaro,Mountains & Peaks,Atlas Mts.,The African Plateau,Deserts,Sahara D

4、esert,Sahel,Kalahari Desert,Namib Desert,Libyan Desert,The Sahara Desert,Desertification,The Sahel,Valleys & Plains,Great Rift Valley,Great Rift Valley,3,000 miles long,Seismic Activity in Africa,Africa:The“Tropical”Continent,Tropic of Cancer 20 N,Tropic of Capricorn20 S,Equator 0,African Trade Wind

5、s,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.,Mt. Kilimanjaro:Snow on the Equator?,The Complete Topography Of

6、 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., Mt. Kenya, Mt. Kilimanjaro,Sahara Desert,Sahel,Kalahari Desert,Namib Desert,Libyan Desert,Great R