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Africa
AFRICA
1.
Africa is the 2nd largest
continent
2.
Africa is surrounded by the
Mediterranean Sea to the
north, Indian Ocean to
southeast, Atlantic Ocean to
the west, and the Suez Canal
to the northeast.
AFRICA
3.
The climate of Africa varies from tropical
to sub-arctic.
4. Deserts, savanna
plains, and dense
jungles regions can
be found in Africa.
AFRICA
5.
There are 53
countries in
Africa and
over two
thousand
languages.
AFRICAN ANIMALS
6. Giraffes, Elephants, Gorillas, Rhinos,
Chameleons, and Cheetahs are all
found in Africa.
7. Four of the 5 fastest animals live in
Africa.
Natural Wonders of Africa
Africa is a huge continent that is filled with
natural wonders.
9. Today we are going to learn about seven of
those natural wonders! They are the following:
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Victoria Falls
The Nile River
Mount Kilimanjaro
The Great Rift Valley
The Sahara Desert
Victoria Falls
► Located
on the Middle
Zambezi River
► Make up the border
between Zambia and
Zimbabwe.
► The spray from the water
goes over a thousand ft.
in the air and is visible for
40 mi.
Victoria Falls
► Victoria
Falls is one of the largest waterfalls
on earth.
► In comparison with Niagara Falls, Victoria is
twice as wide and as deep.
► A large rainforest formed around the falls
because of the mist.
► The Falls Were Created by a massive
limestone collapse under the Zambezi River
150 million years ago.
The Sahara Desert
► The
world’s largest
desert area!
► It extends from Africa’s
Atlantic Ocean side to
the Red Sea.
► It
is about 5,200 miles
long. Overall, the Sahara
Desert covers 3,500,000
square miles.
The Sahara Desert
► The
Sahara’s climate is very hot and dry.
The temperatures can also be very extremeit can be freezing or over 120 degrees
Fahrenheit!
► Most
areas of the Sahara receive less than 5
inches of rainfall per year. (In New Jersey
we get about 40 inches a year)
The Sahara Desert
► The
Sahara Desert does have people,
despite its harsh conditions. It has a
population of about two million. The people
that live in the Sahara live in "oases." Oases
are places in the desert that have water and
can support life. But oases are usually small,
and can only support 1 or 2 families.
The Nile River
► The
Nile River is the
longest river in the world!
► There
are hundreds of
farms along the Nile, and
usually farmers use boats
to transport items (such
as rice, wheat, cattle, and
hay) between locations
on the Nile.
The Nile River
Mount Kilimanjaro
► The
name is from Swahili and means "the
mountain that glitters." It is the highest mountain
in Africa.
Mount Kilimanjaro
► The
mountain extends for approximately 50
miles (80 km) east to west and contains three
cones - Kibo, Mawensi, and Shira.
The Great Rift Valley
► What
is a rift?
 A fracture or crack in the earth’s crust.
 The Great Rift Valley was created about 20
million years ago do to very high pressure
under the earth.
The Great Rift Valley
1969 American astronauts
saw the Great Rift Valley
from the moon. What can
you infer about the Great
Rift Valley??
 It is extremely deep and
clearly defined!! The
Valley is about 31 miles
wide and as deep as 2
miles.
► Contains the planet’s
highest population of
flamingos!
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Africa’s Natural Wonders
► What
were those natural wonders again???
Victoria Falls
Mount
Kilimanjaro
The Nile River
The Great Rift
Valley
The Serengeti
Plains
Table Mountain
The Sahara
Desert