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Physical Features of Africa
SSWG4a Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Mountains/Highlands
• Major Highlands: Ethiopian Highlands/Plateau, Mt. Kilimanjaro
• Ethiopian Highlands were created because of volcanic eruptions long ago
• Kilimanjaro an inactive stratavolcano.
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Mountains
Ethiopian Highlands/Plateau Mt. Kilimanjaro
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Rivers
• Major Rivers: Nile, Congo, Zambezi, Senegal, Niger, Orange
• Nile is the longest river in the world (flows north)
• Victoria Falls is part of the Zambezi River System
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Rivers
Nile River Zambezi River
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Valleys/Plains/Basins
• Major features: Congo Basin, Great Rift Valley
• The Congo Basin contains almost 20% of the world's rain forest.
• Great Rift Valley is a great depression in eastern Africa
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Valleys/Plains/Basins
Great Rift Valley Congo River Basin
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Deserts
• Major features: Sahara, Kalahari, Namib• Covering almost one-third of the continent,
the Sahara is the largest desert in the world• The Kalahari, covered largely by reddish sand,
lies between the Orange and Zambezi rivers
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Deserts
Sahara Desert Kalahari
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Lake
• Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Nyasa, Lake Chad
• Most are precious water sources and have high population density around them.
• Lake Victoria is the largest African lake• Lake Chad is shrinking because of its
location.
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Lakes
Lake Chad Lake Victoria
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Additional Land Features
• Horn of Africa, Sahel, Comoros Islands, Canary Islands
• The Sahel is on the southern edges of the ever-expanding Sahara Desert. It’s a transition zone between the dry areas of the north and the tropical areas of the south.
• Horn of Africa is the peninsula on the eastern side of the continent.
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Other Land FeaturesHorn of Africa Sahel