Ms. Susan M.

Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
A Satellite View
 Africas Size
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# Second largest continent 11,700,000 sq. mi.

# 10% of the worlds population.

# 2 times the size of the U. S.

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The Mighty Nile River:
Longest River in the World
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.
The Niger River Basin

# Covers 7.5% of the continent.

# Extends over 10 countries.

# 2,600 miles long.

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Great Rift Valley

3,000 miles long

Seismic Activity in Africa
 Tropic of Cancer

Africa: 20 N

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Continent

Tropic of Capricorn
20 S
African Trade Winds
 West Africa:
Home of our Hurricanes
Vegetation Zones
The African Savannah:
13 million sq. mi.
African Rain Forest

# Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.

# Rapid decomposition (very humid).

# Covers 37 countries.

# 15% of the land surface of Africa.

Mt. Kilimanjaro:
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Natural Resources