3. A Satellite View

4. 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. 5000MILES5000MILES 4 6 0 0 M I L E S

5. 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-> <--Gulf of Aden

6. The Nile River: “Longest River in the World”

7. The Congo River Basin # Covers 12% of the continent. # Extends over 9 countries. # 2,720 miles long. # 99% of the country of Zaire is in the Congo River basin.

8. The Niger River Basin # Covers 7.5% of the continent. # Extends over 10 countries. # 2,600 miles long.

9. Aswan High Dam # Located along the Nile River in Egypt # Hydroelectric Power Plant

10. Hydroelectric Power

11. Lake Victoria # Largest Lake in Africa # Second Largest Lake in the World

12. Drajensburg Mts. Ruwenzori Mts. Δ Mt. Kenya Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro Mountains & Peaks Atlas Mts.

13. Mt. Kilimanjaro # 19, 341 ft high # Africa's tallest mountain # Home to 3 volcanoes

14. Mt. Kenya # 17, 057 ft high # Source of Kenya’s name # Africa's 2 nd tallest mountain

15. Deserts Sahara Desert Sahel Kalahari Desert Namib Desert Libyan Desert

16. The Sahara Desert

17. Desertification

18. The Sahel # Climate zone of Africa # Located between the Sahara Desert & savannahs

19. Valleys & Peninsulas Great Rift Valley Horn of Africa

20. Great Rift Valley # 3,700 miles long # Area of deep valleys and deep canyons

21. The Horn of Africa # Peninsula # Easternmost part of Africa

22. The African Plateau

24. Climate Zones

25. Africa: The “Tropical” Continent Tropic of Cancer 20° N Tropic of Capricorn 20° S Equator 0°

26. Precipitation

28. Seismic Activity in Africa

29. West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

31. Diverse Animal Life

32. Vegetation Zones

33. The African Deserts # 33-35% of Africa is desert # The Sahara desert is one third of Africa

34. The African Savannah: # 13 million sq. miles # Covers 45-50% of Africa

35. African Rain Forest # Covers 37 countries # 15% of the land surface of Africa # Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.

36. African Trade Winds

38. Natural Resources

39. Minerals of Africa

40. Oil and Gas Reserves in Africa

42. Population Density

43. Religions of Africa Traditional African Religion IslamChristianity

44. Languages of Africa