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Ms. Susan M. Pojer 
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
A Satellite View
Africa’s Size 
5000 
MILES 
4 6 0 0 M I L E S 
# Second largest continent  11,700,000 sq. mi. 
# 10% of the world’s population. 
# 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.
Bodies 
Of 
Water 
Mediterranean Sea 
Red Sea 
Nile River 
Congo River 
L. Victoria 
Zambezi River 
Niger River 
Limpopo River 
Orange River 
Atlantic Ocean 
Indian Ocean 
Pacific Ocean 
L. Albert--> 
L. Chad--> 
L. Tanganyika-> 
<--Gulf of Aden
The Mighty Nile River: 
“Longest River in the World”
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.
The Niger River Basin 
# Covers 7.5% of the continent. 
# Extends over 10 countries. 
# 2,600 miles long.
Hydroelectric Power
Δ Mt. Kenya 
Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro 
Ruwenzori Mts. 
Drajensburg Mts. 
Mountains 
& 
Peaks 
Atlas Mts.
The African Plateau
Libyan Desert 
Deserts Sahara Desert 
Sahel 
Namib Desert 
Kalahari 
Desert
The Sahara Desert
Desertification
The Sahel
Valleys 
& 
Plains 
Great Rift Valley
Great Rift Valley 
3,000 miles long
Seismic Activity in Africa
Africa: 
The 
“Tropical” 
Continent 
Tropic of Cancer 
20° N 
Equator 0° 
Tropic of Capricorn 
20° S
African Trade Winds
West Africa: 
Home of our Hurricanes
Vegetation Zones
The African Savannah: 
13 million sq. mi.
African Rain Forest 
# Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft. 
# Rapid decomposition (very humid). 
# Covers 37 countries. 
# 15% of the land surface of Africa.
Mt. Kilimanjaro: 
Snow on the Equator?
The 
Complete 
Topography 
Of 
AFRICA 
Mediterranean Sea 
Red Sea 
Nile River 
Libyan Desert 
Congo River 
L. Albert--> 
Ruwenzori Mts. 
Zambezi River 
Niger River 
Limpopo River 
Namib Desert 
Orange River 
Equator 0° 
Atlantic Ocean 
Indian 
Ocean 
Pacific Ocean 
L. Victoria 
L. Chad--> 
L. Tanganyika-> 
<--Gulf of Aden 
Drajensburg Mts. 
Δ Mt. Kenya 
Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro 
Sahara Desert 
Sahel 
Kalahari 
Desert 
Great Rift Valley 
Atlas Mts. 
Tropic of Cancer 
20° N 
Tropic of Capricorn 
20° S
Natural Resources

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