Geography of Africa - Wikipedia
WEBGeography of Africa. Africa is a continent comprising 63 political territories, representing the largest of the great southward projections from the main mass of Earth 's surface. [1] Within its regular outline, it comprises an area of 30,368,609 km 2 (11,725,385 sq mi), excluding adjacent islands. Its highest mountain is Kilimanjaro; its ...
Africa: Physical Geography - National Geographic Society
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Africa has eight major physical regions: the Sahara, the Sahel, the Ethiopian Highlands, savannas, the Swahili Coast, rainforests, the African Great Lakes, and Southern Africa.
Africa | History, People, Countries, Regions, Map, & Facts
WEB1 day ago · Africa, the second largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. The continent is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and on the south by the mingling waters of the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Africa - Wikipedia
WEBAfrica is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [7] With nearly 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population.
Peoples, geography, and history of Africa | Britannica
WEBAfrica, Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean and is divided almost equally by the Equator. Area: 11,642,094 sq mi (30,152,882 sq km).
Africa - Deserts, Savannas, Mountains | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · The continent, composed largely of a vast rigid block of ancient rocks, has geologically young mountains at its extremities in the highlands of the Atlas Mountains in the northwest and the Cape ranges in the south.
Africa: Human Geography - National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · Africa, the second-largest continent, is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is divided in half almost equally by the Equator. The continent includes the islands of Cape Verde, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Comoros.
Africa Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures | Infoplease
WEBGeography of Africa. Africa is the world's second-largest continent, covering an area of 30.2 million square kilometers. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean to the east, and the Sahara desert to the north.
The geography of Africa - BBC Bitesize
WEBAfrica is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is spread across three of the major lines of latitude: the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn. The north of...
9.1 Africa’s Geography and Climate - OpenStax
WEBDescribe the way geography and climate shaped Africa’s ancient societies; Discuss the various Neolithic and hunter-gatherer societies in early Africa; Geography played a vital part in shaping early human societies.
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