Intro to Africa

Intro to Africa

By ZACHARY HUNN

The continent of Africa borders the southern half of the Mediterranean Sea. The Atlantic Ocean is to the west and the Indian Ocean is to the Southeast.

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African Continent

Multiple Choice

Which of these bodies of water does NOT border Africa?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Indian Ocean

Africa stretches well south of the equator to cover more than 12 million square miles, making Africa the world's second largest continent.

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​African Continent

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Multiple Choice

True or False: Africa is the world's largest continent

• True

• False

Africa is also the world's second most populous continent.

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​Populous: having a large population; densely populated

​African Continent

Africa is one of the most diverse places on the planet with a wide variety of terrain, wildlife, and climates.

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​African Continent

Africa is home to some of the world's great civilizations including Ancient Egypt which ruled for over 3000 years and built the Great Pyramids.

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African History

Multiple Choice

Which of these ancient civilizations lived in Africa?

• Rome

• Greece

• India

• Egypt

Other civilizations include the Mali Empire, the Songhai Empire, and the Kingdom of Ghana.

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​African History

Population: 1,022,234,000 (Source: 2010 United Nations)

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Area: 11,668,599 square miles

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Africa Statistics

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Multiple Choice

True or False: The African population is spread out evenly across the continent.

• True

• False

​a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.

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​Batswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe

Savanna

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​a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.

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Sa​hara Desert

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Desert

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an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall.

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The Congo Rainforest​

​​Rain Forest

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT an African biome?

• Desert

• Tundra

• Savanna

• Rain forest

• Cairo, Egypt -->

• Lagos, Nigeria

• Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Johannesburg-Ekurhuleni, South Africa

• Khartoum-Umm Durman, Sudan

• Alexandria, Egypt

• Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

• Casablanca, Morocco

• Cape Town, South Africa -->

• Durban, South Africa

​Major Cities:

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a city in Africa?

• Lagos

• Hong Kong

• Dubai

• Sacramento

Highest point in Africa at ​5,895 meters high

Mount Kilimanjaro

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The largest lake in Africa

Lake Victoria

The longest river not only in Africa, but in the entire world!

Nile River

The fourth largest island in the world

Madagascar

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​Major Geographical Features

1. The largest country in Africa is Algeria

2. The smallest country is the Seychelles.

3. The most populated country is Nigeria.

4. Africa is rich with varied wildlife including elephants, penguins, lions, cheetahs, seals, giraffes, gorillas, crocodiles, and hippos.

5. African languages are varied with more than 1000 languages spoken across the continent.

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Fun Facts about Africa:

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Open Ended

What is the most interesting thing that you learned about Africa from this slideshow?

Open Ended

What would you like to learn more about Africa?