Focus Question 1:
What was Africa's geography like?
Second Largest Continent:
Five Huge Rivers:
Oceans(Nearly Surrounded by Water):
Landforms:
Latitude and Longitude:
- Africa is the second largest continent after Asia.
- Africa is three times the size of the continental united states.
- Africa is 5,200 mile long mile long!
Five Huge Rivers:
- The Nile
- The Congo
- The Niger
Oceans(Nearly Surrounded by Water):
- Atlantic Ocean borders Africa to the West
- Mediterranean Sea borders Africa to the North
- Indian Ocean borders Africa to the East
Landforms:
- Rainforest
- Grasslands
- Deserts(Sahara)
- Transition Area between Sahara to the North and Savannah to the South(Sahel)
- Few mountains, But some mountain ranges
Latitude and Longitude:
- Prime Meridian runs through Africa vertically.
- Equator runs through Africa horizontally.