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Unit seven – Africa

Physical Geography. Unit seven – Africa. Longest mountain range in Africa Land north of the mountains are lush and green. Atlas Mountains. World’s longest river 90% of Egypt’s population lives along its coastline Aswan High Dam Controls flooding Created Lake Nasser

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Unit seven – Africa

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  1. Physical Geography Unit seven – Africa

  2. Longest mountain range in Africa Land north of the mountains are lush and green Atlas Mountains

  3. World’s longest river • 90% of Egypt’s population lives along its coastline • Aswan High Dam • Controls flooding • Created Lake Nasser • Provides water for agriculture and hydroelectric pwr. • Destroyed many Egyptian monuments Nile River

  4. Sahara means “desert” in Arabic • In size, it is larger than the continental USA • Most of the Sahara is rocky – (“regs” – rocks, stone) • Summers are hot, winters are cold • Sahel – “edge” “shore” of the desert • Acts as a dividing line between Christianity and Islam • Desertification – process of grasslands turning into desert Sahara desert

  5. A split in the African continent • Supports a wide variety of economic activities • Farmland, fishing, steam, mineral • Mount Kilamanjaro • dormant volcano • Africa’s tallest mountain Great Rift Valley

  6. Connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea Its creation made Egypt a key regional power Suez Canal

  7. Africa is rich in gold and diamonds This contributed to European interest and colonization Its weak economy and political instability make it difficult to develop these resources Natural Resources

  8. 80% of Africa is located in the tropics (between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn) • Climates are generally warm year round • Africa has two seasons: • Rainy summer season • Dry winter season Climate

  9. Ancient cave drawings show that Northern Africa was once green, lush and rainy • Deserts now cover about 40% of Africa • The Sahara (N.Africa), The Kalahari (S. Africa) Climate continued

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