geography of africa. size & location africa is 3 times the size of the continental united states...
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Geography of Africa
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Size & Location
• Africa is 3 times the size of the continental United States• Centrally located on the
Earth’s surface
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• Surrounded by 4 major bodies of water–West - Atlantic Ocean–East - Indian Ocean–North - Mediterranean Sea–Northeast - Red Sea
• Most of the area is located on a high plateau
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Regions
• North Africa – includes lands from Morocco to Egypt– Large area of cultural diffusion– Sahara Desert served as a major trade route
• West Africa – from the Atlantic to Nigeria– Center of the slave trade and gold
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• Central Africa – Congo Basin–Home of the tropical
rainforest• East Africa – Great Rift Valley
to Indian Ocean–Trade with the middle
east and India• South Africa – area below
the Congo region
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Climate Zones
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Tropical wet
• Rainforest region• Occupies 8 % of Africa
around the equator• Many disease carrying
insects• Contains tsetse fly- makes ability to raise livestock impossible
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Tropical wet and dry
• Known as the savannah region
• Occupied 45-50 % of Africa
• Area where most people live
• Unpredictable rainfall• Desertification
occurring in Sahel region
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Deserts
• Makes up 40 % of Africa
• Sahara Deserts: largest desert in the world
• Other deserts: Kalahari and Namib
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Mediterranean
• Hot, dry summers, cool moist winters• Found in
northern and southern tip
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Impact of geography
• although many of Africa’s people have
lived on and migrated across the region, it
discouraged Europeans from
sailing and exploring it
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• Europeans referred to this
land as the “Dark
Continent”
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