Africa the continent

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3,000 miles long

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Seismic Activity in Africa

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Africa: The “Tropical” Continent

Tropic of Cancer 20° N

Tropic of Capricorn 20° S

Equator 0°

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African Trade Winds

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West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes

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Vegetation Zones

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The African Savannah: 13 million sq. mi.

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African Rain Forest

Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.

Rapid decomposition (very humid).

Covers 37 countries.

15% of the land surface of Africa.

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Mt. Kilimanjaro:

Snow on the Equator?

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The

Complete

Topography

Of

AFRICA

Nile River

Congo River

Zambezi River

Niger River

Orange River

Limpopo River

Mediterranean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Red Sea

L. Victoria

L. Albert-->

L. Chad-->

L. Tanganyika->

<--Gulf of Aden

Drajensburg Mts.

Ruwenzori Mts.

Δ Mt. Kenya

Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro

Sahara Desert

Sahel

Kalahari Desert

Namib Desert

Libyan Desert

Great Rift Valley

Atlas Mts.

Tropic of Cancer 20° N

Tropic of Capricorn 20° S

Equator 0°

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Natural Resources