2. A Satellite View

3. 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

4. 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 Complete list will be on the next slide!

5. Nile River Congo River Zambezi River Niger River Orange River Limpopo River Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Red Sea Lake Victoria Lake Albert Lake Chad Lake Tanganyika Gulf of Aden LAKESSEAS AND GULFSRIVERS OCEANS Indian Ocean

6. The Mighty 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. Drajensburg Mts. Ruwenzori Mts. Mt. Kilimanjaro Mountains & Peaks Atlas Mts. Δ Mt. Kenya Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro Atlas Mts. Drajensburg Mts. Mt. Kenya

10. The African Plateau

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

12. The Sahara Desert

13. Desertification

14. The Sahel

15. Valleys & Plains Great Rift Valley

16. 3,000 miles long

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

18. Tropic of Cancer 20° N Tropic of Capricorn 20° S Equator 0°

19. West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

20. African Trade Winds

21. The African Savannah: 13 million sq. mi.

22. African Rain Forest # Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft. # Rapid decomposition (very humid). # Covers 37 countries. # 15% of the land surface of Africa.

23. 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-> <--Gulf of Aden Drajensburg Mts. Ruwenzori Mts. Δ Mt. Kenya Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro Sahara Desert Sahel Kalahari Desert Namib Desert Libyan Desert Great Rift Valley Atlas Mts. Tropic of Cancer 20° N Tropic of Capricorn 20° S Equator 0°

24. WITH THE REST OF CLASS, PLEASE CREATE YOUR OWN AFRICAN TOPOGRAPHY MAP NOW!