Africa
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7th - 8th Grade
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Nohelyzzy Roda
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Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases.
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Physical features
It has a great variety of physical features including huge deserts, vast areas of tropical rainforest and extensive mountain range.
Three of the world's greatest rivers, The Nile, Congo and Zambezi, are also located in Africa
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Poll
What is physical geography?
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Sahara desert
Is the world's largest hot desert. It covers most of North Africa and is almost as large as USA. The hottest place in the world is here El Aziziya in Libya.
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Multiple Choice
Which is the highest temperature ever recorded in El Aziziya?
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The Congo Rainforest
is the second largest in the world
It contains thousands of different types of trees and plants
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Mount Killimanjaro
Is Africa's largest mountain. It is an old volcano and though is located close to the Equator, its summit has a permament snow cap.
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Multiple Choice
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Rivers in Africa
There are plenty rivers located in Africa the most important one is the Nile river with a length of 6.695km, it flows through ten different countries
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Multiple Select
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Nile River
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East Africa
mainly is volcanic, eruptions were common here
nowadays they are rare but many remains of volcanoes may still be seen
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The Great Rift Valley
Is a deep wide trench that streches from north Africa all the way down to Mozambique in south-east Africa
Is the result of massive earth movements millions of years ago
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Multiple Choice
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The Great Rift Valley
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Human Features of Africa
Africa is the world's second most populated continent
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Poll
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Largest and smallest countries
Algeria is the largest country and Nigeria the smallest
Nigeria has the largest population
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Africa's Resources
Angola, libya and Nigeria have huge oil reserves which bring in enormous wealth. Africa is also rich in minerals. It has 90% of the world's cobalt, 90% of its platinum and 50% of its gold
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Cairo is Africa's largest city with a population of over 17 million. The pyramids are located in the edge of the city
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Africa's Population
Africa has 55 countries. 1.1 billion of people and 2.000 different languages
Half of the people in central Africa live in extreme poverty.
poverty, illiteracy, malnutrition and inadequate water supplies affect a large proportion of African people
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases.
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