AFRICA: RELIEF AND AFRICA: RELIEF AND WATERSWATERS

It is located between the _____________Sea , _____ ,

_________ Ocean and the __________ Ocean.

It is separated from Europe by the ______________.

It is separated from Asia by the ________ Peninsula and

the ______ Sea.

It is the ___rd largest continent ( _____ million km2)

It is _____ but its average altitude is ______ (750m) due to

its ____________ and ___________.

Landforms in Africa: Plateaus: Bié / Katanga

Old massifs: Ethiopian Highlands / Tibetsi Mountains / Ahaggar

Mountains

Depressions: Niger, Chad, River Congo

Geological Rifts: Rift Valley

Plains

Young mountain ranges: Atlas, Drakensberg Mountains

They have ____ coastal features.

The most important are: Somali Peninsula (Horn of Africa)

Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of Aden

Cape of Good Hope

Cape of Guardafui

Island of Madagascar.

African rivers are quite ________ depending on where their waters flow to:

The rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean: are _____ and

____________. Ej: Congo river / Niger River / Orange River.

Rivers that flow into the Indian Ocean: are __________. Ej:

Shabeelle river.

Rivers that flow into the Mediterranean Sea: are _______ and

have little _______, except for the Nile river, which is also the

__________ river in the world. In this desert area there are ___________

(channels in which rivers flow) that remain dry most of the year,

known as “_______” in Arabic.

There are many lakes in the area of the Rift Valley. Ej: Lake Victoria, Lake

Tanganica, Lake Albert.

PLA

TEA

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PLA

TEA

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Katanga plateauBié

plateau

Adamawa

plateau

S. African plateau

Darfur

Plateau

MO

UN

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AN

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MO

UN

TA

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Katanga plateauBié

plateau

Adamawa

plateau

Atlas mountains

Ahaggar Mts.

Tibesti Mts.

Marra Mts.

Bongos Mts.

Ethiopian Highlands

Mit

um

b M

ts.

Muc

hing

a M

ts.

Drakensberg

Mts.

S. African plateau

Darfur

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PEA

KS

PEA

KS

Katanga plateauBié

plateau

Adamawa

plateau

Atlas mountains

Ahaggar Mts.

Tibesti Mts.

Marra Mts.

Bongos Mts.

Ethiopian Highlands

Mit

um

b M

ts.

Muc

hing

a M

ts.

Drakensberg

Mts.

Mt. Kenya

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Mt. Stanley

S. African plateau

Darfur

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SD

EP

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SKatanga plateauBié

plateau

Adamawa

plateau

Atlas mountains

Ahaggar Mts.

Tibesti Mts.

Marra Mts.

Bongos Mts.

Ethiopian Highlands

Mit

um

b M

ts.

Muc

hing

a M

ts.

Drakensberg

Mts.

Mt. Kenya

Mt. Kilimanjaro

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Niger basin Chad

basin

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S. African plateau

Darfur

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DES

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DES

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Katanga plateauBié

plateau

Adamawa

plateau

Atlas mountains

Ahaggar Mts.

Tibesti Mts.

Marra Mts.

Bongos Mts.

Ethiopian Highlands

Mit

um

b M

ts.

Muc

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a M

ts.

Drakensberg

Mts.

Mt. Kenya

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Mt. Stanley

Niger basin Chad

basin

Congobasin

SAHARA DESERT

Nam

ib D

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LIBYA

N D

ESERT

Kalahari Desert

S. African plateau

Darfur

Plateau

VA

LLEY

SV

ALLEY

S

Katanga plateauBié

plateau

Adamawa

plateau

Atlas mountains

Ahaggar Mts.

Tibesti Mts.

Marra Mts.

Bongos Mts.

Ethiopian Highlands

Mit

um

b M

ts.

Muc

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a M

ts.

Drakensberg

Mts.

Mt. Kenya

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Mt. Stanley

Niger basin Chad

basin

Congobasin

SAHARA DESERT

Nam

ib D

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LIBYA

N D

ESERT

Kalahari Desert

SAHEL

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IFT

VA

LL

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G. R

IFT

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LLE

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S. African plateau

Darfur

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ND

S

Katanga plateauBié

plateau

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plateau

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Ahaggar Mts.

Tibesti Mts.

Marra Mts.

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Mit

um

b M

ts.

Muc

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ts.

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SAHARA DESERT

Nam

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LIBYA

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Kalahari Desert

SAHEL

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IFT

VA

LL

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LLE

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MA

DA

GA

SC

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Madeira

Zanzibar

Seychelles Islands

Cape Verde

Islands

Mauritius

Reunion

Comoros

Islands

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Canary Islands

S. African plateau

Darfur

Plateau

Su

dan

Val

ley

Bioko

GU

LFS

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plateau

Adamawa

plateau

Atlas mountains

Ahaggar Mts.

Tibesti Mts.

Marra Mts.

Bongos Mts.

Ethiopian Highlands

Mit

um

b M

ts.

Muc

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a M

ts.

Drakensberg

Mts.

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MA

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SC

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Madeira

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Cape Verde

Islands

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Reunion

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Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of

Sirte

Gulf of Gabes

Gulf of Aden

Gulf of Benguela

Canary Islands

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Su

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Val

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plateau

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ts.

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MA

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GA

SC

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Canary Islands

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Cape Verde

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Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of

Sirte

Gulf of Gabes

Gulf of Aden

Gulf of Benguela

Cape Bojador

Cape Blanc

Cape Verde

Cape Fria

Cape of Good Hope

Cape Guardafuí

Cape Lopez

Cape Palmas

S. African plateau

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Darfur

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Gulf of Guinea

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Gulf of Aden

Gulf of Benguela

Cape Bojador

Cape Blanc

Cape Verde

Cape Fria

Cape of Good Hope

Cape Guardafuí

Cape Lopez

Cape Palmas

Somali

Peninsula

Sinai Peninsula

S. African plateau

Cape Agulhas

Darfur

Plateau

Su

dan

Val

ley

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STR

AIT

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TR

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plateau

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plateau

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ts.

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ib D

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LIBYA

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VA

LL

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G. R

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VA

LLE

Y

MA

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Cape Verde

Islands

Mauritius

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Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of

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Gulf of Gabes

Gulf of Aden

Gulf of Benguela

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Cape Blanc

Cape Verde

Cape Fria

Cape of Good Hope

Cape Guardafuí

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Peninsula

Sinai Peninsula

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ChannelS. African plateau

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plateau

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plateau

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um

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ts.

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ts.

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LIBYA

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SAHEL

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IFT

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LL

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Islands

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Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of

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Gulf of Gabes

Gulf of Aden

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Cape Blanc

Cape Verde

Cape Fria

Cape of Good Hope

Cape Guardafuí

Cape Lopez

Cape Palmas

Somali

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Sinai Peninsula

Strait of Gibraltar

Mozam

bique

Channel

ATLANTIC

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INDIANOCEAN

RE

D SE

A

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

S. African plateau

Cape Agulhas

Darfur

Plateau

Su

dan

Val

ley

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Bab

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and

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Cape Delgado

RIV

ER

SR

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S

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plateau

Adamawa

plateau

Atlas mountains

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um

b M

ts.

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ts.

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Mts.

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Mt. Kilimanjaro

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basin

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Nam

ib D

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LIBYA

N D

ESERT

Kalahari Desert

SAHEL

G. R

IFT

VA

LL

EY

G. R

IFT

VA

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MA

DA

GA

SC

AR

Canary Islands

Madeira

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Seychelles Islands

Cape Verde

Islands

Mauritius

Reunion

Comoros

Islands

PrincipeSâo Tomé

Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of

Sirte

Gulf of Gabes

Gulf of Aden

Gulf of Benguela

Cape Bojador

Cape Blanc

Cape Verde

Cape Fria

Cape of Good Hope

Cape Guardafuí

Cape Lopez

Cape Palmas

Somali

Peninsula

Sinai Peninsula

Strait of Gibraltar

Mozam

bique

Channel

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

INDIANOCEAN

RE

D SE

A

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Senegal R. Niger R.

Congo R.

Orange R.

Nile R

.Zam

beze R.

Limpopo R.

Shabeelle R.

S. African plateau

Cape Agulhas

Darfur

Plateau

Su

dan

Val

ley

BiokoBiafra G.

Gambia R.

Bab

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and

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plateau

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plateau

Atlas mountains

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Tibesti Mts.

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Ethiopian Highlands

Mit

um

b M

ts.

Muc

hing

a M

ts.

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Mts.

Mt. Kenya

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Mt. Stanley

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basin

Congobasin

SAHARA DESERT

Nam

ib D

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LIBYA

N D

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Kalahari Desert

SAHEL

G. R

IFT

VA

LL

EY

G. R

IFT

VA

LLE

Y

MA

DA

GA

SC

AR

Canary Islands

Madeira

Zanzibar

Seychelles Islands

Cape Verde

Islands

Mauritius

Reunion

Comoros

Islands

PrincipeSâo Tomé

Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of

Sirte

Gulf of Gabes

Gulf of Aden

Gulf of Benguela

Cape Bojador

Cape Blanc

Cape Verde

Cape Fria

Cape of Good Hope

Cape Guardafuí

Cape Lopez

Cape Palmas

Somali

Peninsula

Sinai Peninsula

Strait of Gibraltar

Mozam

bique

Channel

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

INDIANOCEAN

RE

D SE

A

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Senegal R. Niger R.

Congo R.

Orange R.

Nile R

.Zam

beze R.

Limpopo R.

Lake Chad

Lake Turkana

Lake Victoria

Lake Tanganika

Lake Malawi

Lake Albert

Shabeelle R.

S. African plateau

Cape Agulhas

Darfur

Plateau

Su

dan

Val

ley

BiokoBiafra G.

Gambia R.

Bab

el M

and

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Cape Delgado

Lake

Vol

ta

Lake

Bangweu

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OTH

ER

SO

TH

ER

S

Katanga plateauBié

plateau

Adamawa

plateau

Atlas mountains

Ahaggar Mts.

Tibesti Mts.

Marra Mts.

Bongos Mts.

Ethiopian Highlands

Mit

um

b M

ts.

Muc

hing

a M

ts.

Drakensberg

Mts.

Mt. Kenya

Mt. Kilimanjaro

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basin

Congobasin

SAHARA DESERT

Nam

ib D

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LIBYA

N D

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Kalahari Desert

SAHEL

G. R

IFT

VA

LL

EY

G. R

IFT

VA

LLE

Y

MA

DA

GA

SC

AR

Canary Islands

Madeira

Zanzibar

Seychelles Islands

Cape Verde

Islands

Mauritius

Reunion

Comoros

Islands

PrincipeSâo Tomé

Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of

Sirte

Gulf of Gabes

Gulf of Aden

Gulf of Benguela

Cape Bojador

Cape Blanc

Cape Verde

Cape Fria

Cape of Good Hope

Cape Guardafuí

Cape Lopez

Cape Palmas

Somali

Peninsula

Sinai Peninsula

Strait of Gibraltar

Mozam

bique

Channel

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

INDIANOCEAN

RE

D SE

A

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Senegal R. Niger R.

Congo R.

Orange R.

Nile R

.Zam

beze R.

Limpopo R.

Lake Chad

Lake Turkana

Lake Victoria

Lake Tanganika

Lake Malawi

Lake Albert

Victoria Falls

Shabeelle R.

S. African plateau

Cape Agulhas

Darfur

Plateau

Su

dan

Val

ley

BiokoBiafra G.

Gambia R.

Suez Canal

Bab

el M

and

eb

Nile Delta

Cape Delgado