Geological Features Of Africa
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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SAHARA
- Worlds largest hottest desert
- One of the harshest environments on the planet
- The northeasterly winds can each hurricane level
- He highest peak is the volcano Emi Koussi
Photo by francesco sgroi
SAHEL
- Drought is common
- Known as the cultural of central Africa
- Rainfall is slowly decreasing
- The unstable climate makes it difficult for countries to reach high populations
Photo by sewaburkina
ATLAS MOUNTAINS
- Stretches approximately 1,600 miles
- The Berber people lived here for thousands of years
- Was home to the Atlas bear,which is know extinct
- Has several passes
Photo by frankdouwes
NILE RIVER
- Worlds longest river
- Around 40 million people live the Delta
- In 1787 the Rosetta Stone was found in the Nile Delta in the city of Rosetta
- Creates a fertile green valley across the desert
Photo by Dale Gillard
LAKE VICTORIA
- Africa's largest lake
- Largest tropical lake in the world
- Named after Queen Victoria of the UK
- About 400,000 years old
Photo by puliarf
ETHIOPIAN PLATEAU
- Humans and their ancestor have lived here roughly about 4 million years
- Comprised largely of the Bale and Simien mountain ranges
- The Great Rift Valley cuts through it
- Most of the natural soil has been destroyed
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
GREAT RIFT VALLEY
- Location of 2 visible tectonic plates
- It's the oldest and best defined rift
- Formed around 35 million years ago
- Approximately 3,600 miles long
Photo by oldandsolo
LAKE CHAD
- Historically a large but shallow lake
- It size has varied for centuries
- Provides water to more than 20 million people
- Shrank by 95% from 1963 to 1968
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
