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

Ms. Susan M. Pojer

Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

Ms. Susan M. Pojer

Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

A Satellite View

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.

5000

MILES

4 6 0 0 M I L E S

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->

<--Gu

lf of A

den

The Mighty Nile River:

“Longest River in the World”

The Congo River Basin

# Covers 12% of thecontinent.

# Extends over 9countries.

# 2,720 miles long.

# 99% of the countryof Zaire is in theCongo River basin.

Hydroelectric Power

Draje

nsburg

Mts

.

Ruwenzori M

ts.

Δ Mt. Kenya

Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro

Mountains

&

Peaks

Atlas Mts.

Deserts Sahara Desert

Sahel

Kalahari

Desert

Nam

ib D

esert

Libyan Desert

The Sahara Desert

Desertification

The Sahel

Valleys

&

Plains

Gre

at R

ift

Val

ley

Great Rift Valley

3,000 miles long

Vegetation Zones

The African Savannah:

13 million sq. mi.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX07j9SDFccDFcc

African Rain Forest

# Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.

# Rapid decomposition (very humid).# Covers 37 countries but is mostly found in

the Congo River basin on the Atlantic Ocean side of the continent.

# 15% of the land surface of Africa.

Mt. Kilimanjaro:Snow on the Equator?

Mt Kilimanjaro facts…

• Ten interesting facts about Mt. Kilimanjaro | WWF Travel Blog

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->

<--Gu

lf of A

den

Drajensburg Mts.

Ruw

enzori Mts.

Δ Mt. Kenya

Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro

Sahara Desert

Sahel

Kalahari

Desert

Nam

ib D

esert

Libyan Desert

Gre

at R

ift

Val

ley

Atlas Mts.

Tropic of Cancer 20° N

Tropic of Capricorn20° S

Equator 0°

Horn Of Africa…

– ERITREA. SAUDI ARABIA. YEMEN. DJIBOUTI. E T H I O P I A. SOMALIA. KENYA. UGANDA. UNITED REPUBLIC OF. TANZANIA. SUDAN.

– Google Image Result for http://www.mapsofworld.com/africa-country-groupings/horn-of-africa-political-map.jpg

– In recent decades, the Horn of Africa has been a region continuously in crisis. Often stricken by natural catastrophes like droughts or flooding, the region has some of the highest levels of malnutrition and seems to always be on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Between 1982 & 1992 about 2 million people in the Horn of Africa died as a result of war and famine.

• the region is regularly stricken by natu