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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1.
EAST AFRICA
Mountains and plateaus
Some grassland
P. 309 & 312
...which countries are coastal
...which have grassland? Desert?
Photo by
Khánh Hmoong
2.
CENTRAL & SOUTH AFRICA
Clat or rolling grassland
Thick rain forest, mountains, & swamps
Namib desert & Kalahari desert
P. 310
How dies deforestation affect Africa?
Photo by
Arno Meintjes Wildlife
3.
AFRICA'S MAJOR LANDFORMS
The Plateau Continent
Coastal Plains Edge Continent
The Great Rift Valley
Photo by
Wonderlane
4.
THE PLATEAU CONTINENT
Elevation is high
Mountains in all 4 regions
Highest mtn is Mt Kilimanjaro
...19,341 feet above sea level
(Tanzania)
Photo by
hktang
5.
COASTAL PLAINS EDGE CONTINENT
Along edges - coastal plain
Dry and sandy sometimes
Marshy and moist other times
P. 307...Accra, Ghana
...escarpment & narrow coastal plain
Photo by
heatkernel
6.
THE GREAT RIFT VALLEY
Mount Kilimanjaro
Formed millions if years ago
Continents pulled apart
Rift = Trench
4,000 miles long, lakes
Photo by
dhilung
7.
AFRICAS RIVERS
Nile
Congo
Zambezi
Niger
Photo by
Nagarjun
8.
NILE RIVER
Longest in world
Flows north into mediterranean
Farmed for thousands of years
Flooding = silt = fertile land
Aswan High Dam - Lake Nassar
Photo by
Sebastià Giralt
9.
CONGO RIVER
2nd longest river in Africa
Fast flowing
Lots of water (volume)
Flows into Atlantic
No delta - deep, wide canyon
Photo by
Nick Hobgood
10.
NIGER RIVER
3rd longest river in Africa
Makes a "U"...
...north from Guinea, then back south
Water for irrigating farms
Fishing (economy)
Photo by
jbdodane
11.
ZAMBEZI RIVER
4th longest in Africa
Creates border for 6 countries
Photo by
SqueakyMarmot
12.
RIVERS CONCLUSION
How are Africas rivers different than others we've studied?
Cataracts = not possible/navigable by boat/ship
Photo by
grungepunk2010
13.
WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
Explain where Africa is located
Describe climate zones & vegetation
Identify key geographic features
Locate the major regions of Africa
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enjosmith
Michael DePalma
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