African Geography
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The document summarizes key aspects of African geography. It describes the Sahara Desert as the largest in the world, expanding due to misuse of surrounding land. The Nile River is discussed as vital for agriculture but dams have disrupted flooding and nutrient deposits. Environmental problems include habitat loss, species extinction, and human conflicts over resources that are difficult to address due to poverty and overpopulation.
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This document provides a geographic overview of Africa. It notes that Africa is the second largest continent, covering about 11.7 million square miles. It describes several of Africa's major rivers, including the Nile, Congo, Niger, and Zambezi rivers. It also outlines several of Africa's prominent mountain ranges, plateaus, and deserts, such as the Atlas Mountains, African Plateau, Sahara Desert, and Kalahari Desert. Additionally, it notes key geographic features like the Great Rift Valley and various vegetation zones, including the African savannah and tropical rainforests.
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The document discusses several environmental issues facing Africa, including water issues, pollution, deforestation, desertification, and loss of rainforests. Major rivers like the Nile, Niger, and Congo are threatened by contamination, changes to flooding patterns that affect soil quality, and potential conflict over water resources. Deforestation and overgrazing have degraded lands in the Sahel, exacerbating drought effects and causing people to migrate. Desertification has expanded into former farmlands. Nigeria is losing its rainforests most rapidly due to logging, farming, and fuel use.
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Africa contains many diverse landforms including the Sahara Desert, the largest hot desert in the world. The Great Rift Valley is approximately 3,700 miles long running through East Africa and contains some of the deepest lakes in Africa. Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa and its glaciers are diminishing rapidly. Major rivers include the Nile River, the longest river in the world, and the Congo River, which flows through the second largest rainforest in the world.
The physical landscape of Africa
Africa contains many diverse landscapes and ecosystems that are home to a wide variety of plant and animal species. Some of the most notable and important natural places in Africa include the Sahara Desert, the largest hot desert in the world; the Nile River, the longest river in the world; and Lake Victoria, the second largest freshwater lake. Other significant landscapes are Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa; the Congo Rainforest, the second largest rainforest in the world; and the Serengeti savannah, home to over 2 million large mammals. Madagascar is also notable for its high level of biodiversity, with 90% of plants and animals found nowhere else. The Great Rift Valley
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Africa is a large and diverse continent with many different landscapes and peoples. It has hot tropical rainforests along the equator, vast savannas with grasslands and scattered trees, and deserts with little rainfall. Africa is also very culturally diverse, with over 800 ethnic groups and a variety of traditional cultures, languages, and ways of life. However, Africa also faces many challenges, such as poverty, disease, and environmental problems, as its peoples strive to modernize while preserving their cultural heritage.
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Africa is a large and diverse continent with many different geographic regions including the Sahara desert, Sahel grasslands, savannahs, rainforests, and Southern Africa. The Sahara divides the continent into North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. The Sahel south of the Sahara experiences problems with desertification as overgrazing and poor farming practices damage the land. Deforestation is also an issue across Africa as forests are cleared for agriculture, contributing to soil erosion, species loss, and environmental problems. Access to clean water is a challenge for many Africans as populations grow and rivers become polluted by industry and waste.
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The document describes the geography and peoples of Africa. It discusses the major physical regions including the Sahara desert, Sahel region, savanna grasslands, and tropical rainforests. It also summarizes the main ethnic groups such as the Arabs in North Africa, Ashanti of West Africa, Bantu peoples of southern Africa, and Swahili coastal dwellers who blended Arab and African cultures. Key environmental challenges like desertification, water issues, and deforestation are also outlined.
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Early African civilizations developed diverse societies between 1500 BC and AD 700 to adapt to Africa's varied geographic regions. West African societies organized around family clans and local religions, with oral traditions instead of writing. By 500 BC, West African cultures produced iron tools and weapons, and the earliest sub-Saharan cities like Djenne-Djeno emerged as trade centers by 600-200 BC, demonstrating advanced civilizations in West Africa long before European contact.
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The document provides information about the physical geography and climate of Africa. It discusses key topics such as:
- The Great Rift Valley, which runs from Mozambique to the Red Sea, is one of Africa's most distinctive physical features.
- Africa has several large lakes associated with the Great Rift Valley, including Lakes Tanganyika, Victoria, and Nyasa. Mount Kilimanjaro in East Africa is the highest point in Africa.
- Africa's climate varies regionally from equatorial rainforests to deserts. Rainfall is heaviest near the equator and decreases further from it. Factors like ocean currents and the lack of mountain barriers influence Africa's climate.
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This document provides information about various topics related to Africa, including its education system, wildlife, climate, tallest mountain, culture and arts, rainforests, languages and population, desertification and water issues, and economic conditions. It discusses how the education system has shifted from preparing youth for adulthood to prioritizing education, and details Africa's biodiversity including over 300 mammal and 800 bird species in South Africa. The climate varies by latitude and proximity to the equator. Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest peak. Traditional African music incorporates drums and other instruments, while masks were important in cultural rituals. Deforestation threatens rainforests. The population speaks many languages and is over 1 billion. Desertification and
The Sahel
The Sahel is a semi-arid transitional zone located between the Sahara desert to the north and the savanna to the south, spanning 9 countries in Africa. It has a mainly flat terrain composed of grasslands and shrubland, with some mountain ranges. Historically, the Sahel supported large grazing mammals and nomadic herders, but climate changes like droughts in the 20th century led to desertification and loss of wildlife. Several empires emerged in the Sahel after 750 AD, controlling trade routes and cities until they declined due to droughts and famines. The climate and ecosystems of the Sahel are fragile and deteriorate quickly due to low and irregular rainfall.
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This document provides an overview of the key topics covered in Chapter 24 of the World Geography textbook, which introduces the continent of Africa. The chapter sections will cover the historic overview of Africa, the physical characteristics of the continent including its climate and ecosystems, the diverse peoples and cultures of Africa, the economic activities and environment of the continent, and conclude with a database providing population statistics for several African countries.
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- 1. African Geography Ms. Seabrooks Mrs. Sumlin
- 2. Background Information • Africa is the world’s second largest continent. • It is about four times the size of the mainland United States. • The African terrain varies from desert to tropical rainforest, to mountainous regions and fertile river valleys.
- 3. The Sahara Desert • It’s the largest desert in the world taking up over 25% of Africa’s land and is continues to grow. • The Sahara was formed thousands of years ago because of a shift in the earth’s tilt on the axis and it caused great climate changes. • The desert is expanding because of the misuse of the surrounding land.
- 5. Sahara & Sahel • The sahel region is located south of the Sahara and is being cleared for farming and is overgrazed by herds of animals. • Destruction of plants has led to wide- spread soil erosion, which has resulted in more land for farming and herding. • As the land continues to erode it is becoming one with the desert to the north.
- 6. The Nile River • It is the largest river in the world and is over 4,000 miles long extending from south of the equator northward to the Mediterranean Sea. • Throughout history people have lived in Egypt and Sudan have settled along the banks of the Nile which flooded yearly depositing rich silt on the land. • The floods also brought destruction and death when they came at the wrong time or too fiercely. • At times the floods would not come at all and great droughts would result.
- 8. Levees and Dams • In an attempt to control the water levees and dams have been built for thousands of years. • In the 1960’s a large dam was built near the town of Aswan, Egypt. • The Aswan Dam peaks at more than 12,000 feet and hold nearly 6 trillion cubic feet of water in its reservoir, Lake Nasser. • The dam has been able to prevent flooding, but allows for year-round irrigation.
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- 12. Human Conflict • Humans’ needs for food and income by farming and herding drive them to destroy the land. • Extreme poverty leads starving people to destroy the natural plant life, which protects the soil and provides habitats. • The worst problems persists the most where the population is greatest. • Environmentalists are trying to work with people to preserve what is left of the land and animals.
- 13. Checking for Understanding 1. Generally describe the physical geography of Africa. 2. Explain how desertification occurred and continues to occur in the Sahara Desert. 3. Explain the importance of the Nile river and the controversy surrounding the Aswan Dam that was built to control it. 4. Describe the great rift Valley and how it was formed. 5. Describe some of the environmental problems facing the African continent AND why they are difficult to solve. 6. Explain factors that affect the population density of the African continent. Include examples to support your claim.