1. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. Why was Africa called the dark continent?

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. Africa can be described as an upside down pie that consists of three major landforms The Plateau Continent Coastal Plain Edge of The Continent The Great Rift Valley Africa’s Size

6. A single state within Western Africa, Mali, is larger than the combined areas of California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.

8. Africa is a very diverse continent that may be divided into four distinct regions

9. Diversity of Africa North Africa: –North Africa is marked by rocky mountains and seemingly endless stretches of the world’s largest desert, the Sahara

10. Diversity of Africa East Africa: –Contains mainly mountains, plateaus, areas of grassland, and hills.

11. Diversity of Africa Western Africa: –The Continent’s most populated region. Western Africa consists mostly of grasslands which produces good soil for farming.

12. Diversity of Africa Central and Southern Africa: –Consists mainly of rolling grasslands. The region also contains thick rain forests, mountains, and swamps.

13. There is as many as 1000 languages spoken in Africa. Most belong to these language groups

14. 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

15. The Bodies of Water In Africa There Are Four Major Rivers: –The Nile- The Congo –The Zambezi- The Niger

16. The Bodies of Water Each of the four main rivers within Africa played important roles in the continents history. They are among the longest river systems in the world and represent cultural and political boundaries.

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

18. 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.

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

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

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

22. The Sahara Desert

23. Desertification

25. The Sahel

26. Valleys & Plains Great Rift Valley

27. 3,000 miles long

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

29. Vegetation Zones

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

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

32. Mt. Kilimanjaro: Snow on the Equator?

33. Mt. Kilimanjaro glaciers from 1993 – 2003. What is happening to Mount Kilimanjaro?