Transcript Impact of Physical Features Powerpoint

SSWG4 a
• Describe the location of major
physical features and their impact on
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Learning Target
• I can describe the location of major physical
features in Africa
• I can explain major physical features impacts on
how and where people live in Africa.
Great Rift Valley
• Stretches from Syria in Southwest Asia to Mozambique in
the southeastern part of Africa
• Formed by the shifting of tectonic plates
• Lakes Tanganyika, Malawi, and Victoria located in or near
Great Rift Valley.
Niger River
• Main artery in western Africa; a major means of transportation for people in
the area.
• Splits into a large delta in southern Nigeria.
• Flows through tropical and dry climates.
• Used for agriculture.
Nile River
• World’s longest river located in northeastern
corner of Africa.
• More than 90 percent of Egypt’s population
lives along the Nile Delta and Nile River on
fertile land.
Congo River
• Forms largest network of navigable waterways on the
continent.
• Reaches the sea through a deep estuary, which is easily
navigable by oceangoing ships.
• Flows through rain forest in tropical wet climate region.
Kalahari Desert
• Located in interior of southern Africa.
• Hot weather with little rainfall.
• Desert supports some plant, animal, and
human life.
Sahara Desert
• World’s largest desert; covers most of North Africa.
• Droughts have expanded the Sahara in recent decades.
• Little plant, animal and human life found in interior.
Victoria Lake
• Largest Lake in Africa. Located between the eastern and
western branches of the Great Rift.
• Source of the White Nile River.
• Provides hydroelectricity through dams.
• Supports largest inland fishery in Africa.
Ticket Out the door
1. Describe where the Nile, Congo and Niger River are
located in Africa?
2. How is Lake Victoria going to impact people living in
Africa?
3. How do the Kalahari and Sahara Deserts impact where
people live?