The geography of AFRICA

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The geography of AFRICA
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Africa is the second largest continent in the
world.
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Most of Africa lies between two lines of latitude
called the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of
Capricorn. All the land between these two lines
is called the tropics.
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
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The climate in the tropics is divided into four
different zones.
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The first zone is called equatorial, meaning near
the equator.
Equatorial zone
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Within this region, there are many large forests,
which have so much rain a year that they are
called rain forests.
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Farming in the rainforest area can be done, but
all the rain usually will wash away the fertile
topsoil. However, the rainforests have valuable
hardwoods, like ebony and sandalwood.
Ebony tree
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The second zone is called the savanna zone.
Savanna zone
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A savanna is land covered with grass with a few
trees and bushes. Despite the fact that the soil
is not very good, a lot of the savannas are
farmed.
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The third climate zone is called the desert zone.
Desert zone
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Deserts cover about 40 of Africa. There are 3
major deserts in Africa, Sahara, Kalahari and the
Namib.
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The fourth climate zone is called the
Mediterranean zone. This type of climate has hot
dry sunny summers and moist warm winters. In
northern Africa, farmers grow many of the same
corps that are grown in Europe..
Mediterranean zone
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Africa has some high mountains. Mount Kilimanjaro
is the fourth tallest mountain in the world, in
Tanzania, on the east coast of Africa.
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Also in eastern Africa is a deep valley that runs
north and south for about 4000 miles which is a
crack in the surface of the earth called the
Great Rift Valley. Lake Victoria is located
here.
Great Rift Valley
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Great Rift Valley
The Great Rift Valley is a 4,000 mile giant
fault, or break in the earths crust. It extends
from the Red Sea to the Zambezi River.
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Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater lake in
Africa.
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Africa also has some large rivers, the Nile, the
Zaire, the Zambezi and the Niger River. The Niger
river is the longest river in western Africa and
it flows lass the way across the savanna, through
the rain forest and finally it ends in the
Atlantic ocean.
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Africa is home to the biggest and fastest animals
on earth. The elephant is the biggest.
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The giraffe is the tallest.
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The cheetah is the fastest.
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Ostriches, the world largest birds, also live in
Africa.
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People come from all over the world to see the
animals, and to keep them safe from hunters.
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African countries have build large parks and game
reserves, like Serengeti National park in
Tanzania.
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Serengeti National Park is located near Lake
Victoria and covers an area as large as the state
of Connecticut.
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53 independent countries
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732 million people
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800 ethnic groups
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