Climate Zones
–Occur near the equator and the lower latitudes
Tropical
Gold was traded for...
largest and hottest desert in the world
Sahara
What two oceans surround Africa?
Atlantic and Indian Ocean
What are the five regions in Africa?
north, east, south, west, central
What are the five major climate zones?
temperate (mild), continental, polar, tropical, dry
Rich and powerful King of Mali
Mansa Musa
The highest mountain in Africa
on the border of Kenya and Tanzania.
Mount Kilimanjaro
•Flows northward, emptying in the Mediterranean Sea
•in east Africa is the longest river in the world.
Nile River
This region includes: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Western Sahara
North Africa
What are the 3 Climate regions for Temperate Climates
–Mediterranean
–Humid Subtropical
–Marine West Coast
Muslim merchants who rode their fleets of camels across the desert
Berbers
•Southern most point of Africa
Cape of Good Hope
•Located in the middle of the Great Rift Valley of Eastern Africa
•It is a shallow depression
•Largest lake in Africa
Lake Victoria
The Sahara divides Africa into two regions
•North Africa includes the Sahara and the region south of the Mediterranean.
The rest of Africa is...
Sub-Saharan Africa
–This climate can be several climates at once.
–It depends upon elevation.
–As you go up the mountain, temperatures drop and plant life grows more scarce.
All latitudes
Highland
Why did European nations colonize Africa?
They wanted resources and to seize control of the lucrative trade routes. Frequent wars had devastated the resources on the European continent so they sought to expand through conquest and thievery.
•a large arid to semi-arid sandy area that’s located in southwestern Africa.
•It covers parts of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
Kalahari Desert
the third longest river in Africa and one of the fifteen longest in the world, reaching about 4,200km from the interior to the Atlantic
Niger River
Name 3-5 countries in the Western Africa region.
West Africa (18 countries): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
What are the five climate regions in Africa?
Rainforest (Tropical wet)
savannas (Tropical wet & dry)
semi-arid
desert(arid)
Mediterranean
These people developed a spoken language and developed a society and culture that was a blend of Arab and Bantu.
"people of the coast"
Swahili
•4th largest island
•One of the richest ecologies, with 25% of the flowering plants in Africa
Madagascar
formerly Zaire River, river in west-central Africa. With a length of 2,900 miles (4,700 km), it is the continent’s second longest river, after the Nile.
Congo River
What is the sixth region of Africa?
African Diaspora