Africa Intro and Climate February 2009. What do these 29 countries have in common? Sierra Leone Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Africa Intro and Climate February 2009

What do these 29 countries have in common? Sierra Leone Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Liberia Mozambique Niger Burkina Faso Burundi Guinea-Bissau Chad Ethiopia Mali Guinea Cote d’Ivoire Rwanda Eritrea Zambia Malawi Benin Gambia Togo Angola Uganda Lesotho Nigeria Senegal Tanzania Djibouti Cameroon

African Landforms Mt Kilimanjaro –World’s largest free standing mountain Nile River –Longest river in the world Sahara Desert –World’s Largest non-polar desert

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Nile River

Sahara Desert

Desert Steppe Tropical Dry Tropical Wet Equator Tropical Wet Tropical Dry Steppe Desert Desert Steppe Tropical Dry Tropical Wet Equator Tropical Wet Tropical Dry Steppe Desert

Climate Zones Desert –High temps. and little to no rainfall Steppe –Rainfall becomes more scarce Tropical Dry –Home to the savannah. Open grassland w/ high canopy. Home to many animals. Tropical Wet –Hot temps. With large amounts of rain

Threats to Africa’s Climate Global Warming Desertification –The encroachment of deserts into new areas. Deforestation

Back to the Quickwrite What do they have in common? –Ideas?

Human Development Index 29 of the bottom 30 countries are from Africa. Where is the US? Why are the countries in Africa so low? Life Expectancy Map: –Due Wednesday next week.