Northern Africa

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Landing in North Africa

Northern Africa

Game Plan for 

Northern Africa

1. Sahara Dessert

2. Nile River 

3. the Atlas Mountains 

4. The Mediterranean Sea

Saharan Desert

Largest Subtropical Desert

- high temperatures

- very low precipitation

 - warm soils

3.6 million sq miles

Mediterranean Sea

1. Links Africa, Europe, and Asia to trade and ideas

2. Served as a route for conquering lands

3. Water comes from the Atlantic Ocean, Black Sea, and various rivers

Nile River

- Egyptian Civilizations relied  HEAVILY on the river

- longest river in the world

- flows into the Mediteranean Sea

Atlas Mountains

- separates the Sahara Desert from the Atlantic and Mediterranean Ocean. 

              

                              

Toubkal 13, 1671 feet high!

What is bigger... The United States or the Sahara Desert?

The United States of America!

The Sahara Desert

Southern Africa

Game Plan for 

Southern Africa

1. The Great Escarpment 

2. The Zambezi River

3. Southern Africa's very rich in resources

With history involved with each area!

The Great Escarpment

physical geography = high plateaus

 

The Great Escarpment forms the Drakensberg Mountains.

A long slope at the edge of a plateau separating land at different heights

Zambezi River

- rushing tides

- low flow

- exposed bedrock

- most extreme rafting experience in the world.

Natural Resources

(Labeled map for reference)!

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Plateau

Sand Dunes

Exit Slip: What place would you like to visit/ learn more about? Why?