Physical Features: Africa by Sunshine Vang

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Physical Features: Africa

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PHYSICAL FEATURES OF AFRICA
Sunshine & Emma

GREETINGS FROM THE SAHARA DESERT

THE LARGEST AND HOTTEST DESERT IN THE WORLD. THE SAHARA DESERT COVERS 3.6 MILLION SQUARE MILES.

Photo by Rich Holman

GREETINGS FROM THE NILE RIVER

THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD. IN ANCIENT EGYPT THE EGYPTIANS USED THE FLOODED WATER THAT FELL EVERY AUGUST TO GROW CROPS

GREETINGS FROM THE SUEZ CANAL

BUILT DATING BACK TO ANCIENT EGYPT. IT CONNECTS THE RED SEA & THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

GREETINGS FROM THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS

ORIGINATED IN MOROCCO & ALGERIA. THEY ARE LOW AND DRY.

MT. KILIMANJARO

THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN THE AFRICA. RAISED FROM THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN SEREGENTI PLAIN

WELCOME TO THE CONGO RIVER

THE 2ND LARGEST RIVER IN AFRICA. LARGEST WATER IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF WATER VOLUME

VICTORIA FALLS

HIGHEST EVER FLOW TO BE RECORDED IN 1958. FIRST DISCOVERED BY EUROPEAN EYES IN 1855

KALAHARI DESERT

LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD. MANY OF THE WORLDS MOST DANGEROUS CATS CAN BE FOUND IN PARTS OF THE KALAHARI.

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NAMIB DESERT

DESERT WITH NO RAIN AND FOGGY NIGHTS. ALSO WITH UNIQUE PLANTS.

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GREETINGS FROM THE NIGER RIVER

MOST IMPORTANT RIVER TO IT’S PEOPLE. IT IS AFRICA’S 3RD LARGEST RIVER. THE

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GREETINGS FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE:
THIS BEAUTIFUL SCENERY WAS ORIGINALLY NAMES THE “CAPE OR STORMS” BY BARTHOLOMEW DIAS IN 1488.
IT WAS RENAMED BY KING JOHN THE SECONDh

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GREETINGS FROM THE WHITE & BLUE NILE RIVER:
Are the 2 main tributaries if the Nile. The names come from coloring due to the clay carried in the water.

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