Geography+Africa

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 * // Geography of Africa //**

The Sahara Desert lies in the northern part of Africa. It extends from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Iraq. It is the largest desert in the world at more than 9,000,000 sq. km (3,500,000 sq. miles). Deserts are mostly made of sand and have a few trees. It barely ever rains in a desert, so it is hot and humid. In Africa, there is a giant sand basin that extends from the Orange River to Angola. Part of this sand basin is known as the Kalahari Desert. The ridges found in the desert were shaped by the wind, and erosion of formations made of soft stone forms some of the sand masses found there. Unlike most deserts, the Kalahari Desert has many different plants like grasses, shrubs, and trees. These plants are able to survive through the many droughts that occur in the desert. Another desert in africa is the Nambi Desert. This desert is home to the highest sand dunes on earth. One of the desert's plants, the Welwitschica, which has two strap-like leaves, is said to live between 1,000 and 2,000 years. The rainforests in Africa are mostly near the Congo River Basin. There are many different types of animals in the **Congo Rainforest**. There are elephants, gorillas, chimpanzees, and some native animals, including pygmies. Africa is home to many volcanoes, active and dormant. One of the more popular volcanoes, Mt. Kilimanjaro, is a dormant volcano. It is actually made up of 3 dormant volcanoes, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. The mountain has 5 common climbing routes that people can take to ascend and decend fromthe mountain. [] [] [] [] []

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For the most part, the climate in Africa stays mostly the same. This happens because of where the continent is and how the earth moves. There are 7 different climate zones that can be used to describe parts of Africa. For example, the tropical rainforest climate zone is seen mostly in the central part of Africa. The tropical sahara zone is seen in the north and south. In the tropical rainforest climate zone, the temperature is warm. It usually stays around 80*F or 27*C. In the northern and souther parts of Africa, the climate varies depending no the time of year. Its uaually very dry and hot during the winter months, and usually wet in the summer months. The average amount of rainfall in the summer moths can vary between around 20 in. to more then 60 in.

This is a map of the vegitation in Africa. Most of the North and parts of the south is dessert. The middle is mostly tropical rainforest. []



The first map is a physical map of Africa. Most of northern Africa and the southern coast is made up of desert. Central Africa is mostly rainforest. The northern coast also has some rainforest. The second msp is a political map showing all the countries in Africa.

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