1. The Geography of Africa

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 Indian Ocean Red Sea L. Victoria L. Albert--> L. Chad--> L. Tanganyika-> <--Gulf of Aden

5. The Mighty Nile River: “Longest River in the World”

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

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

8. Hydroelectric Power

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

10. Mt. Kilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator?

11. Horn of Africa

12. Deserts Sahara Desert Sahel Kalahari Desert Namib Desert

13. The Sahara Desert

14. The Sahel

15. Desertification -The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture

16. Lake Chad

18. Valleys & Plains Great Rift Valley

19. 3,000 miles long

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

21. West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

22. Climate Zones

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

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

25. 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 Great Rift Valley Atlas Mts. Tropic of Cancer 20° N Tropic of Capricorn 20° S Equator 0°

26. Natural Resources

29. Literacy

30. Languages of Africa

31. Religions of Africa