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Regions of the World - Africa
Video Notes
1. Africa is known for its diversity of people. It is
home to an amazing collection of wild
animals. It contains grasslands and
savannahs.
2. Africa is the second largest continent and
covers 11,700,000 square miles. It covers
20% of Earth’s land area. It is bordered by
oceans on both sides, the Indian Ocean to
the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
3. The Sahara desert is the largest desert in the
world. It could hold the entire USA.
4. The Nile River is the longest river in the world.
5. Africa is the only continent that straddles the
equator and is bracketed by the Tropic of
Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of
Capricorn
6. There are 46 countries in Africa.
7. Egypt is located in Northeast Africa. The Red
Sea coast, the Nile River both in NE Africa.
This region has rich farmland.
Northwest Africa: Arab Countries,
Mediterranean Sea. Share some common
characteristics with Europe. This region has
abundant oil resources.
West Africa -Today , it is one of the most rapidly
growing regions. It has a desert in the north and
rainforest to the south. Nigeria is in this region
and is the most populated country of Africa.
Central Africa is mostly rainforest and contains
the countries of Zaire and Cameroon.
The East Africa Region includes Kenya and
Uganda. People come to this region to view
animal herds there.
Southern Africa includes Zimbabwe and the
country called South Africa. This region is rich in
natural resources and agriculture.
8. The Kalahari and Namib Deserts can be found
in Southern Africa.
9. The Sahara Desert is the
largest desert in the
world. Temperatures can
reach over 150⁰ F. It is
made up of gravel plains
and mountains mostly.
10. An oasis is a place in a
desert where water is
found in the form of
springs and wells.
11. The Sahara Desert and Kalahari Deserts are
equidistant from the equator.
12. The Atlas Mountains and
Ethiopian Highlands are
two mountain ranges in
Africa. The highest peaks
are Mt. Kenya and
Mt. Kilimanjaro.
13. The Great Rift Valley
contains tectonic forces
pulling the continent into
two parts.
14. The Great Lakes of the Valley
are a water source for the Nile
River. It contains 3 lakes:
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Nyasa
15. The equator divides Africa into two
climatologically identical images.
16. The continent has no cold seasons and no
arctic or temperate climates.
17. In the Savannah climate, you can find more
large free ranging mammals than anywhere else
on Earth, such as elephants, giraffe, antelope
and hyenas.
18. Most people in Africa live along the extensive
oceanic coastline in large cities.