学英语非洲概述GeographyofAfrican

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1、TheGeographyofAfricaMs.SusanM.PojerHoraceGreeleyHSChappaqua,NYASatelliteViewAfrica’sSizeSecondlargestcontinent11,700,000sq.mi.10%oftheworld’spopulation.2½timesthesizeoftheU.S.5000MILES4600MILESBodiesOfWaterNileRiverCongoRiverZambeziRiverNigerRiverOrangeRiverLimpopoRiverMed

2、iterraneanSeaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanIndianOceanRedSeaL.VictoriaL.Albert-->L.Chad-->L.Tanganyika-><--GulfofAdenTheMightyNileRiver:“LongestRiverintheWorld”TheCongoRiverBasinCovers12%ofthecontinent.Extendsover9countries.2,720mileslong.99%ofthecountryofZaireisintheCongoRiverbasi

3、n.TheNigerRiverBasinCovers7.5%ofthecontinent.Extendsover10countries.2,600mileslong.HydroelectricPowerDrajensburgMts.RuwenzoriMts.ΔMt.KenyaΔMt.KilimanjaroMountains&PeaksAtlasMts.TheAfricanPlateauDesertsSaharaDesertSahelKalahariDesertNamibDesertLibyanDesertTheSaharaDesertDesertifica

4、tionTheSahelValleys&PlainsGreatRiftValleyGreatRiftValley3,000mileslongSeismicActivityinAfricaAfrica:The“Tropical”ContinentTropicofCancer20°NTropicofCapricorn20°SEquator0°AfricanTradeWindsWestAfrica:HomeofourHurricanesVegetationZonesTheAfricanSavannah:13millionsq.mi.AfricanRai

5、nForestAnnualrainfallofupto17ft.Rapiddecomposition(veryhumid).Covers37countries.15%ofthelandsurfaceofAfrica.Mt.Kilimanjaro:SnowontheEquator?TheCompleteTopographyOfAFRICANileRiverCongoRiverZambeziRiverNigerRiverOrangeRiverLimpopoRiverMediterraneanSeaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanIndian

6、OceanRedSeaL.VictoriaL.Albert-->L.Chad-->L.Tanganyika-><--GulfofAdenDrajensburgMts.RuwenzoriMts.ΔMt.KenyaΔMt.KilimanjaroSaharaDesertSahelKalahariDesertNamibDesertLibyanDesertGreatRiftValleyAtlasMts.TropicofCancer20°NTropicofCapricorn20°SEquator0°NaturalResources