Africa is the second largest continent, covering approximately 11.7 million square miles, which is around 10% of the world's population and 2.5 times the size of the United States. The continent contains several prominent physical features, including the Nile River, Congo River Basin, Niger River Basin, Sahara Desert, Great Rift Valley, and mountains such as Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro. Africa has a variety of climate and vegetation zones from deserts to savannahs to rainforests.

1. Ms. Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. A Satellite View

3. Africa’s Size
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# Second largest continent  11,700,000 sq. mi.
# 10% of the world’s population.
# 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.

4. Mediterranean Sea
Bodies
Nile River
Of L. Chad-->
Water
L. Albert-->
L. Victoria
L. Tanganyika-> Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Zambezi River
Limpopo River
Orange River
Pacific Ocean

5. The Mighty Nile River:
“Longest River in the World”

6. 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.

7. The Niger River Basin
# Covers 7.5% of the continent.
# Extends over 10 countries.
# 2,600 miles long.

8. Hydroelectric Power

9. Mountains
&
Peaks Δ Mt. Kenya
Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro

10. The African Plateau

11. Libyan Desert
Deserts Sahara Desert
Sahel

12. The Sahara Desert

13. Desertification

14. The Sahel

15. Valleys
&
Plains

16. Great Rift Valley
3,000 miles long

17. Seismic Activity in Africa

18. Africa:
Tropic of Cancer
20 N
The
“Tropical” Equator 0
Continent
Tropic of Capricorn
20 S

19. African Trade Winds

20. West Africa:
Home of our Hurricanes

21. Vegetation Zones

22. The African Savannah:
13 million sq. mi.

23. African Rain Forest
# Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.
# Rapid decomposition (very humid).
# Covers 37 countries.
# 15% of the land surface of Africa.

24. Mt. Kilimanjaro:
Snow on the Equator?

25. Mediterranean Sea
Libyan Desert
The
Tropic of Cancer
20 N
Sahara Desert
Complete
Sahel Nile River
L. Chad-->
Topography Equator 0
L. Albert-->
Δ Mt. Kenya
L. Victoria
Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro
Of L. Tanganyika-> Indian
Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
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Zambezi River
Tropic of Capricorn Limpopo River
20 S
Orange River
Pacific Ocean

26. Natural Resources