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Earth Science 7-Global Regions Index

Countries

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Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of The Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Latitude/Longitude

Latitude: 37°N - 37°S Longitude: 18°W - 53ºE

Elevation Range

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Highest Point: Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 5,895.1368 meters

Lowest Point: Lake Assal, Djibouti 156.0576 meters below sea level

Bodies of Water

Lakes: Chad, Nasser, Tanganyika, Victoria

Rivers: Blue Nile, Congo, Limpopo, Niger, Nile, Orange, Senegal, Volta, White Nile

Seas: Arabian, Mediterranean, Red

Topographic Features

Atlas Mountains, Nambi Desert, Great Rift Valley, Congo River Basin, Kalahari Desert, Ethiopian Highlands, Nubian Desert, Libyan Desert, Ahaggar Mountains, Sahara Desert, Qattara Depression, Jabel Toubkal, Ras Dejen, Emi Koussi, Adamwa Mountains, Cameroon Mountain, Bie Plateau, Namib Desert, Thabana Ntleyana, Margherita Peak, Mount Kenya, Bemaraha Plateau, Jos Plateau

Bordering Oceans

Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean

Mediterranean Sea

Climate Zones(Top to Bottom)

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-Hot summer, summer dry, warm temperate

-Hot arid steppe

-cold arid desert

-Hot arid desert

-Hot arid steppe

-Cold arid steppe

-Hot arid desert

-Warm Temperature, fully humid, hot summer

Climate Controls

^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

-The equator and the Prime Meridian pass through it causing hot temperatures

-The elevation reaches up to 1400 meters which is cooler than sea level

-Has many deserts which cause extreme climate changes daily and receive very little rain

-On the west coast, ocean currents are cooler, while on east coast, ocean currents are warmer

-Almost all of Africa has mild wind currents which make it hotter

-Mostly desert and jungle which means there are pretty extreme climate changes

Sources

^[1]-Countries in Africa

^[2]- Elevation Range

Student Atlas of the World- Topographic Features

Google Earth: Water Bodies & Latitude/Longitude

^[3]- Climate Zones

^[4]- Elevation Map

^[5]- ocean currents map

^[6]- Wind currents map

^[7]- Vegetation map

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} http://www.africaguide.com/country.htm
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/af.htm
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/present.htm
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1}
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1}
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/library/renewable-energy-resources/world/africa/wind-africa/index.shtml
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1}