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Sahara Desert
Sahel
savannas
Kalahari Desert
equator
Atlas Mountains
Tropical rainforestslargest in Africa; second largest behind the Amazon
Tugela Falls• World’s second tallest waterfall at over 3200 feet
• Largest waterfall in Africa
Victoria Falls• Second Largest waterfall in Africa
• Over 1.8 Million gallons per minute go over the falls
Victoria Falls
Escarpments are COOL!
Bridge for bungee jumpers
Great Rift Valley
Great Rift Valley• Large fissures in the
Earth’s crust• a large system of rift
valleys in eastern Africa and the Middle East
• runs for about 3,000 miles from the Jordan valley in Syria into Mozambique
• marked by a chain of lakes and a series of volcanoes, including Mount Kilimanjaro
• May break off and become new island continent
African Savannah
African Savannah• Home to great herds
• Long stretches of grasslands
African Sunset over the Savannah
Sad note: The savannas are shrinking due to desertification.
LOOK: More escarpments!!
Victoria Falls 1 of the 7 Wonders of the World
Victoria Falls again…
Notice the trees…they look like they are upside down!
Elephant POO!
Mud on the elephants keep
them cool
Mufasa…is that YOU?
It’s Pumba!