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African Geography
Africa Notes #1
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Location
Africa is located in all four hemispheres (North, South, East, and West).
The equator cuts the continent in half, causing climates in the North and South to be similar.
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Fault Lines
Extensive areas of faulted plateaus resulting in few mountains.
The separation of fault lines created the Rift Valley System (Lakes Victoria, Tanganyika, and Malawi).
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Great Rift Valley
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Volcanic Mountains
Average width of the Rift Valley is 20-50 miles.
Most of the mountains along the Great Rift fault line are a result of volcanic activity. Kilimanjaro (19,349) and Kenya (17,058).
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Africa has some of the longest and largest
rivers in the world. Examples: Nile, Niger, Congo, Zambezi.
The Nile is the longest river in the world and the Congo basin provides drainage for the Congolese rain forest.
Severe rapids along the rivers make them a poor choice from transportation across the continent.
Waterways
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Deserts
Because Africa straddles the equator, it also coincides with both the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
The Sahara desert is as large as the United States. Covers over 30% of Africa.
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Congolese Rain Forest
The Congo River Basin is the dominate feature in central Africa.
It runs through six different nations, primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Savanna
The African Savanna covers most of the Western countries.
The tropical region begins to dry out and the forest disappear as grass becomes the major vegetation in the region.
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Colonial Partition
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Cultures
• Traditional – African languages, religions, and ethnic groups that developed before the arrival of other cultures.
• Islam and Christianity were introduced by outside cultures.
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Early African Kingdoms
There is little written history about these kingdoms.
They became rich by trading with Asia and Europe.
The slave trade coincides with their downfall.