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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.
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plateau
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S. African plateau
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Katanga plateauBié
plateau
Adamawa
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Atlas mountains
Ahaggar Mts.
Tibesti Mts.
Marra Mts.
Bongos Mts.
Ethiopian Highlands
Mit
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b M
ts.
Muc
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S. African plateau
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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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Mts.
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
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Darfur
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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
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Drakensberg
Mts.
Mt. Kenya
Mt. Kilimanjaro
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basin
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S. African plateau
Darfur
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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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Mt. Kilimanjaro
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basin
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LIBYA
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Kalahari Desert
S. African plateau
Darfur
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VA
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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.
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Mts.
Mt. Kenya
Mt. Kilimanjaro
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basin
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SAHARA DESERT
Nam
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Kalahari Desert
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Darfur
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Katanga plateauBié
plateau
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Tibesti Mts.
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Ethiopian Highlands
Mit
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b M
ts.
Muc
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Mt. Kenya
Mt. Kilimanjaro
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Nam
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Madeira
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Seychelles Islands
Cape Verde
Islands
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Canary Islands
S. African plateau
Darfur
Plateau
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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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Mt. Kenya
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plateau
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plateau
Atlas mountains
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Ethiopian Highlands
Mit
um
b M
ts.
Muc
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SAHARA DESERT
Nam
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Islands
Mauritius
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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
S. African plateau
Cape Agulhas
Darfur
Plateau
Su
dan
Val
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plateau
Adamawa
plateau
Atlas mountains
Ahaggar Mts.
Tibesti Mts.
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Ethiopian Highlands
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um
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ts.
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ts.
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Islands
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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
Somali
Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula
S. African plateau
Cape Agulhas
Darfur
Plateau
Su
dan
Val
ley
BiokoBiafra G.
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plateau
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plateau
Atlas mountains
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Tibesti Mts.
Marra Mts.
Bongos Mts.
Ethiopian Highlands
Mit
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b M
ts.
Muc
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ts.
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Mts.
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LIBYA
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Madeira
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Cape Verde
Islands
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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
ChannelS. African plateau
Cape Agulhas
Darfur
Plateau
Su
dan
Val
ley
BiokoBiafra G.
Bab
el M
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Cape Delgado
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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
hing
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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
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Kalahari Desert
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SC
AR
Canary Islands
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Islands
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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
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INDIANOCEAN
RE
D SE
A
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
S. African plateau
Cape Agulhas
Darfur
Plateau
Su
dan
Val
ley
BiokoBiafra G.
Bab
el M
and
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Cape Delgado
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ER
SR
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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.
Mt. Kenya
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Stanley
Niger basin Chad
basin
Congobasin
SAHARA DESERT
Nam
ib D
esert
LIBYA
N D
ESERT
Kalahari Desert
SAHEL
G. R
IFT
VA
LL
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G. R
IFT
VA
LLE
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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.
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
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KES
LA
KES
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
Niger basin Chad
basin
Congobasin
SAHARA DESERT
Nam
ib D
esert
LIBYA
N D
ESERT
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
eb
Cape Delgado
Lake
Vol
ta
Lake
Bangweu
lu
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
Mt. Stanley
Niger basin Chad
basin
Congobasin
SAHARA DESERT
Nam
ib D
esert
LIBYA
N D
ESERT
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