1.
Africa
runs 5 000 miles from the Mediterranean sea all the way down to the cape of hope
and 4 600 miles from cape verde all the way over to Somalia
2.
Biomes
are climate zones and throughout that area, throughout that region, you can
see the same average temperature and average rainfall what that means
is that you also see very similar plains of animals living in that
region.
3.
The
most famous desert in Africa is, of course, the Sahara desert. Now, some parts
of the Sahara desert are sandy like you can see here. Other parts of the
Sahara desert are rocky but in either case, the fact that it is very dry is going to make it a very difficult barrier to cross.
4.
It
is not the rain itself
that’s particularly
important, it’s also the diversity. There are many different plants and
animals piecesThat can be found in the rain forest and that’s one of the
thing that
makes the rain forest so valuable not just in Africa but throughout the
Earth.
5.
The Nile river is the most famous river in Africa, because is the longest
river in the world. But there is also the Congo river which is the nineth longest river in the world.
6.
Africa
actually has its own version of the lakes with famous lakes like
Lake Malawi, lake Victoria and lake Tanganyika
7.
All
the Africa is a plateau. Meaning that Africa itself is an elevate
land. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find any
mountains in Africa. You can find mountain ranges like, for
example, the Atlas in northwestern Africa.
8.
Africa
also has some interesting mountains like Kilimanjaro, the highest pick in Africa which seems to just rise on it own out of the ground
9.
The
Great Rift Valley refers to a region of Africa that is literally, being populated apart. There are
some tectonic plates that are located within or near Africa, that are,
actually, moving away from each other, and what’s doing is creating not just
some of the highest television in Africa, but also lakes like Tanganyika that is among the dippest in the world.
