1) Basin - A depression - 5 in Africa, spanning around 600 miles across each and being 5k feet deep
Nile River - World's longest river - 4,000 miles through Uganda and Sudan into Egypt
Rift Valley - Long, thin valleys - Found in Eastern Africa, 4000 miles from Jordan to Mozambique
Mount Kilimanjaro - Africa's highest mountain - A volcano in Southern Africa
Escarpment - Steep slope with flat plateau top - The Great Escarpment marks the edge of S. Africa
2) Landforms - Plateaus, lakes, rivers, escarpments, and rift valleys
Resources - gold, platinum, chromium, cobalt, copper, phosphates, diamonds, and other minerals
3) a. A huge plateau covers most of Africa
b. Rift Valleys, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and escarpments
c. They don't have a good industrial base or enough money to develop
What I want to learn about Africa
- About Niger
- Blood diamonds
- How can African Nations develop their nations
- How can African Nations bring stability
- How can African Nations fight disease.
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