vegetation regions of africa - weebly
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0° Equator
40°W
A T L A N T I CO C E A N
I N D I A NO C E A N
Red
Se a
M e d i t e r r a n e a n S e a
LakeChad
LakeVictoria
LakeTurkana
LakeNyasa
LakeTanganyika
Orange R.
Limpopo R.
Zambezi R.
CongoR
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Niger R.
Nile
R.
Senegal R.
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Guinea
ARABIANPENINSULA
KALAHARIDESERT
S A H A R A
NAM
IBD
ESE
RT
DRAKENSBERGM
TS.
LIBYANDESERT
A T L A S M O U N T A I N S
GR
EA
TR
IFT
VALLEY
MA
DA
GA
SC
AR
Mt. Kenya
Mt. Kilimanjaro
S A H E L
A F R I C A
E U R O P E
Rain forestSavannaDesertMediterranean
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Vegetation Regions of Africa
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The deadliest creature lurking in rain forests is a small fly called the tsetse fly. Tsetse flies carry a disease that is deadly to livestock and can cause fatal sleeping sickness in humans.
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Sahel means “coastline” in Arabic. African people may have named it this because the Sahara seemed like a vast ocean of sand.
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The dense trees and lack of edible vegetation in the humid rain forest make it an unwelcoming environmentfor most people.
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The savannas are home to herds of animals such as giraffes, wildebeest, and antelope. They also support grain crops of millet, wheat, and maize (corn).
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GEOGRAPHY SKILLBUILDER: Interpreting Maps1. Place About what percent of Africa is desert? savanna?2. Region If you were to fold a map of Africa in half along the equator, what do
you notice about the similar vegetation zones above and below the fold?
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