 Largest desert in the world.  Covers almost all of North Africa  Almost as large as China or the United States.  Countries located in the Sahara include…  Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, and Western Sahara.

 The Sub-Saharan desert has poor soil and suffers from deforestation  The destruction of trees and other vegetation  Desertification has been a huge contribution towards the Sahara as well.  The process of the desert expanding into areas that had formerly been farmland  There are long periods of little to no rainfall which causes this problem. (called droughts)  People may cause it too by letting livestock overgraze the savanna and by cutting down trees.

The Sahara

 A desert on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean  Located in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa  It is a large semi-arid, sandy savanna  However, it supports more animals and plants than a regular desert  Small amounts of rainfall with hot summers

 A region in West/Central Africa  Between the Sahara in the North and savannas in the South  Desertification has contributed to the Sahel areas.

 A tropical grassland region.  During the rainy season the savanna gets in. of rain.  During the dry season they get 4 inches.  The savanna is the area of Africa that you think of for having the wild animals (lions, giraffes, zebras, etc.)  People use the land for cattle grazing which kills the grass and turns the savanna into a desert.  People also poach (illegally kill animals)

 The longest river in the world  4000 miles long!  Flows through northeastern Africa into the Mediterranean Sea  Flows through Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Egypt, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda

 The Nile banks are heavily populated  Why?  People farm the land surrounding the Nile River  Floods leave a layer of silt  Fertile soil  The Nile ends in a large delta that ends in the Mediterranean Sea  What is the symbol used to represent a delta?

The Nile River

 A river that flows through the rainforest of Central Africa.  2900 miles long  Deepest river in the world  Flows through:  Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia  Provides hydroelectric power, transportation and water for irrigation.

 Africa’s third longest river  It is 2600 miles long  It begins in Western Africa in Guinea  VIP river to Western Africa  Provides water for farms in the river valley.  It provides some relief for people in Sahel  Vital transportation route

 Second LARGEST and LONGEST Freshwater lake  Located in four countries  Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia  The water flows into the Congo River and eventually into the Atlantic Ocean  Commercial fishing and industrial fisheries are all important on this lake. How the heck do I say that?!?!

 Named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom  Largest tropical lake in the world  Receives most of its water from precipitation  Large amount of fishery’s

 Stretches across Northern Africa and extends about 2500 km through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.  The Atlas separate the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert  The mountains are home to many plants and animals(endangered)

 An ecosystem around the equator.  Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn  Located in Southern/Central Africa(Democratic Republic of Congo)  Experiences HIGH amounts of rainfall and HIGH temperatures

 Dormant volcano located in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania  Highest mountain in Africa (19,341 ft)

 Located in north Tanzania and southwest Kenya.  Serengeti means “Endless Plains”  Regarded as the best wildlife reserve in Africa  Animals found here include  Lion, African leopard, African elephant, black rhinoceros, African buffalo, cheetah, gazelle, hyena, baboon, giraffe, ostrich, stork, vultures, zebra