AFRICA

2. INTRODUCTION
• Africa is the world's second-largest and
second-most-populous continent.
• At about 30.3 million km² (11.7 million
square miles) including adjacent islands, it
covers six per cent of Earth's total surface area
and 20.4 per cent of its total land area.
• With 1.1 billion people as of 2013, it accounts
for about 15% of the world's human
population.

3. Contnd….
• Africa is a gigantic continent, with deserts, rivers,
mountains. Grasslands and jungles separating
peoples and ideas.
• continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean
Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red
Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast,
the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the
Atlantic Ocean to the west.
• Africa hosts a large diversity of ethnicities,
cultures and languages. In the late 19th century
European countries colonized most of Africa.

4. History
• The Egyptians established the earliest
recorded civilization in Africa.
• Carthage built a thriving civilization in North
Africa.
• After the collapse of Rome, Muslims brought
the region under Islamic domination.

5. Topography
• Africa is the second largest continent.
• Covers nearly 1/5 of the earth’s land surface
• Nearly 4 times the size of the US.
• Much of Africa is a large plateau, but its
mountains, deserts, grassy flatlands, and
jungles give it beauty.

6. Languages
• African language is
diverse and
separated into 6
main groups. Each
group has several sub
groups.
• Linguistic divisions
are hurdles to
national unity and
economic
development

7. Mount Kilimanjaro,
Tanzania
Height: 19,340 feet /
5895 meters
Tallest mountain in Africa

8. Lowest point in Africa
• Lake Assal in Djibouti
lies at 515 feet
(155m) below sea
level.
• It's a fascinating salt
water lake, with
beaches literally
made of pure salt.
• Some of the salt
banks are over 65
meter deep

9. Largest desert in Africa
1. The Sahara is the biggest
desert in the world
2. The Sahara is one of the
hottest places on Earth
(57.7 C)
3. Its dryness, not heat, that
makes a place like the
Sahara a desert.
4. Sahara covers a third of
the African continent-an
area about the size of the
United States.

10. Longest river in Africa
1. The River Nile is about
6,670 km
2. It is the longest river in
Africa and in the world
3. Most Egyptians lived near
the Nile as it provided
water, food,
• transportation and excellent
soil for growing food.
• 4. The River Nile flooded
every year between June
and September

11. Images
of
Africa

12. The Pyramids at Giza in Egypt

13. The Great Sphinx at Giza in Egypt

14. Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

15. The Sahara Desert
the largest desert in the world

16. Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River
between Zambia and Zimbabwe

17. The Nile
the longest river on Earth (satellite view)

18. The Kalahari
Desert, a semi-
arid savannah
region in
southern Africa
that is home to
the largest wild
animal reserve in
the world
(satellite view)

19. The “City of Congo River,” a real estate
development in the city of Kinshasa, DRC
(city population: 9,046,000; currently in development)

20. Facts About Africa
• Continent Size :Second largest in the World
• Continental area : 11.7 million square miles
• Estimated population: 877 million people
• Largest City : Cairo, Egypt, 9.2 million people
• Largest Country : Sudan, 968,000 square miles
• Longest River : Nile, 4,160 miles
• Largest Lake : Victoria, 26,828 square miles
• Tallest Mountain : Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, 19,340 ft

21. Contnd.…
1. There are 54 countries in Africa.
2. Nigeria is the most populated country with over 145 million
people.
3. Lake Victoria is world’s second largest fresh water lake.
4. Four of the five fastest land animals reside in Africa
– a. cheetah
– b. wildebeest
– c. lion
– d. Thomson’s gazelle.
5. Africa is home to the world’s largest living land animal, the
African elephant.

22. Country, Capital, Currency
COUNTRY CAPITAL CURRENCY