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Ms. Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Ms. Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
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A Satellite View
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Africa’s Size
# Second largest continent 11,700,000 sq. mi.
# 10% of the world’s population.
# 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.
5000
MILES
4 6 0 0 M I L E S
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Bodies
Of
Water
Nile River
Congo River
Zambezi River
Niger River
Orange River
Limpopo River
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
L. Victoria
L. Albert-->
L. Chad-->
L. Tanganyika->
<--Gu
lf of A
den
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The Mighty Nile River:
“Longest River in the World”
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The Congo River Basin
# Covers 12% of thecontinent.
# Extends over 9countries.
# 2,720 miles long.
# 99% of the countryof Zaire is in theCongo River basin.
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Hydroelectric Power
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Draje
nsburg
Mts
.
Ruwenzori M
ts.
Δ Mt. Kenya
Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mountains
&
Peaks
Atlas Mts.
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Deserts Sahara Desert
Sahel
Kalahari
Desert
Nam
ib D
esert
Libyan Desert
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The Sahara Desert
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Desertification
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The Sahel
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Valleys
&
Plains
Gre
at R
ift
Val
ley
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Great Rift Valley
3,000 miles long
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Vegetation Zones
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The African Savannah:
13 million sq. mi.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX07j9SDFccDFcc
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African Rain Forest
# Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.
# Rapid decomposition (very humid).# Covers 37 countries but is mostly found in
the Congo River basin on the Atlantic Ocean side of the continent.
# 15% of the land surface of Africa.
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Mt. Kilimanjaro:Snow on the Equator?
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Mt Kilimanjaro facts…
• Ten interesting facts about Mt. Kilimanjaro | WWF Travel Blog
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The
Complete
Topography
Of
AFRICA
Nile River
Congo River
Zambezi River
Niger River
Orange River
Limpopo River
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
L. Victoria
L. Albert-->
L. Chad-->
L. Tanganyika->
<--Gu
lf of A
den
Drajensburg Mts.
Ruw
enzori Mts.
Δ Mt. Kenya
Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro
Sahara Desert
Sahel
Kalahari
Desert
Nam
ib D
esert
Libyan Desert
Gre
at R
ift
Val
ley
Atlas Mts.
Tropic of Cancer 20° N
Tropic of Capricorn20° S
Equator 0°
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Horn Of Africa…
– ERITREA. SAUDI ARABIA. YEMEN. DJIBOUTI. E T H I O P I A. SOMALIA. KENYA. UGANDA. UNITED REPUBLIC OF. TANZANIA. SUDAN.
– Google Image Result for http://www.mapsofworld.com/africa-country-groupings/horn-of-africa-political-map.jpg
– In recent decades, the Horn of Africa has been a region continuously in crisis. Often stricken by natural catastrophes like droughts or flooding, the region has some of the highest levels of malnutrition and seems to always be on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Between 1982 & 1992 about 2 million people in the Horn of Africa died as a result of war and famine.
• the region is regularly stricken by natu