AFRICA

SAHARA

• It's the hottest desert
• It's the third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic
• The Sahara covers most on North Africa
• The central part of the Sahara is hyper-arid, with little vegetation

SAHEL

• It has a tropical semi-arid climate
• The Sahel spans 3,360 mi from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea
• It's mostly covered in savanna and grassland
• The Sahel was formerly home to large populations of grazing mammals

NILE RIVER

• The Nile River is 4,258 miles long.
• The Nile has two major tributaries, the White and Blue Nile
• It is an "international" river as its water resources are shared by eleven countries
• It is the longest river in the world

GREAT RIFT VALLEY

• The African plate is splitting in two
• The Nubian plate carries most of the continent
• The smaller Somali plate carries Horn of Africa.
• As the rift continues, the rift valley may sink enough that the Gulf of Aden will flood i

LAKE VICTORIA

• Has surface area of 26,600 sq mi
• Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake by area
• Receives its water primarily from precipitation and thousands of small streams
• Lake Victoria occupies a shallow depression in Africa

MT. KILIMANJARO

• Kilimanjaro is composed of three distinct volcanic cones
• Highest free-standing mountain in the world at 19,341 feet above sea level
• Kilimanjaro has an enormous biodiversity
• It creates it's own weather system