PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA
1)
GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES of AFRICA
- North: The Mediterranean Sea
- East: The Indian Ocean
- South: The Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
-West: The Atlantic Ocean
2) ELEMENTS
OF THE RELIEF
Plains/Valleys/Basins:
SENEGAL RIVER VALLEY, NIGER BASSIN, SAHEL, EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS, CONGO BASIN
SENEGAL RIVER VALLEY, NIGER BASSIN, SAHEL, EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS, CONGO BASIN
Plateaus:
GUINEAN PLATEAUS, BAUCHI PLATEU, DARFUR PLATEAU, PLATEU OFCAMEROON, AFRICAN PLATEU, SOUTHWESTERN AFRICAN PLATEU
GUINEAN PLATEAUS, BAUCHI PLATEU, DARFUR PLATEAU, PLATEU OFCAMEROON, AFRICAN PLATEU, SOUTHWESTERN AFRICAN PLATEU
Ancient Massifs (Central Ranges):
AHAGGAR MOUNTAINS, TIBESTI MOUNTAINS
AHAGGAR MOUNTAINS, TIBESTI MOUNTAINS
Recent Mountains (Edge Ranges):
ATLAS, ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS, CAMEROON RANGE, RIFT VALLEY, CRYSTAL MOUNTAINS,
DRAKENSBERG MOUNTAINS, GREAT KAROO, LITTLE KAROO
ATLAS, ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS, CAMEROON RANGE, RIFT VALLEY, CRYSTAL MOUNTAINS,
DRAKENSBERG MOUNTAINS, GREAT KAROO, LITTLE KAROO
Peaks:
KILIMANJARO (Rift Valley), GIANT’S CASTLE (Drakensberg Mnts.)
KILIMANJARO (Rift Valley), GIANT’S CASTLE (Drakensberg Mnts.)
Deserts:
SAHARA, KALAHARI, NAMIBIA, OGADEN
SAHARA, KALAHARI, NAMIBIA, OGADEN
3)
ELEMENTS OF THE COAST
Oceans:
ATLANTIC OCEAN, INDIAN OCEAN
ATLANTIC OCEAN, INDIAN OCEAN
Seas:
MEDITERRANEAN SEA, RED SEA, ARABIAN SEA
MEDITERRANEAN SEA, RED SEA, ARABIAN SEA
Peninsulas:
CYRENAICA, HORN OF AFRICA, SINAI
CYRENAICA, HORN OF AFRICA, SINAI
Isles:
MADEIRA ISLANDS, CANARY ISLANDS, CAPE VERDE, BIOKO, SÂO TOME, PRINCIPE, SAINT
HELENS ISLE, MADAGASCAR, MAURITIUS ARCHIPELAGO, COMOROS,ZANZIBAR,SEYCHELLES,
SOCOTORA.
MADEIRA ISLANDS, CANARY ISLANDS, CAPE VERDE, BIOKO, SÂO TOME, PRINCIPE, SAINT
HELENS ISLE, MADAGASCAR, MAURITIUS ARCHIPELAGO, COMOROS,ZANZIBAR,SEYCHELLES,
SOCOTORA.
Gulfs and Bays:
GRAIN COAST, IVORY COAST, GOLD COAST, SLAVE COAST, GULF OF GUINEA, GULF OF BENGUELA, SKELETON COAST, SAINT HELENS BAY, MAPUTO BAY, GULF OF ADEN, GULF OF SIRTE, GULF OF GABES
GRAIN COAST, IVORY COAST, GOLD COAST, SLAVE COAST, GULF OF GUINEA, GULF OF BENGUELA, SKELETON COAST, SAINT HELENS BAY, MAPUTO BAY, GULF OF ADEN, GULF OF SIRTE, GULF OF GABES
Capes:
ESPARTEL, CAPE BLANC, CAPE VERDE, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, CAPE GWARDAFUY (CAPE CASEYR), CAPE OF BENGHAZI, CAP BON,
ESPARTEL, CAPE BLANC, CAPE VERDE, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, CAPE GWARDAFUY (CAPE CASEYR), CAPE OF BENGHAZI, CAP BON,
4)
ELEMENTS OF THE INLAND HYDROGRAPHY
Rivers:
The Mediterranean basin: NILE RIVER
The South Atlantic Ocean
basin: CONGO, ORANGE
The Indian Ocean: LIMPOPO, ZAMBEZE
Lakes: VOLTA, CHAD,
ALBERT, TANGANYKA, VICTORIA, MALAWI,
TURKANA
ADMINISTRATIVE and POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY of AFRICA
COUNTRY
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CAPITAL
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COUNTRY
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CAPITAL
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MOROCCO
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Rabat
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
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Bangui
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ALGERIA
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Algiers
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
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Kinshasa
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TUNISIA
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Tunisia
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SOUTH SUDAN
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Juba
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LYBIA
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Tripoli
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UGANDA
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Kampala
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EGYPT
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Cairo
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RWANDA
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Kigali
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WESTERN SAHARA
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Laâyoune
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BURUNDI
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Bujumbura
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MAURITANIA
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Nouakchott
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ERITREA
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Asmara
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MALI
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Bamako
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ETHIOPIA
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Addis Ababa
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BURKINA FASO
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Ouagadougou
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DJIBOUTI
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Djibouti
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NIGER
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Niamey
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SOMALIA
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Mogadishu
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CHAD
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N’djamena
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KENYA
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Nairobi
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SUDAN
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Khartoum
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SENEGAL
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Dakar
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TANZANIA
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Dar es Salaam
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THE GAMBIA
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Banjul
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ANGOLA
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Luanda
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GUINEA BISSAU
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Bissau
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ZAMBIA
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Lusaka
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GUINEA
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Conakry
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MALAWI
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Lilongwe
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SIERRA LEONE
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Freetown
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MOZAMBIQUE
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Maputo
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LIBERIA
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Monrovia
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NAMIBIA
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Windhoek
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CÔTE D’IVOIRE
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Yamoussoukro
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BOTSWANA
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Gaborone
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GHANA
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Accra
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ZIMBABWE
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Harare
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TOGO
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Lome
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SOUTH AFRICA
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Pretoria
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BENIN
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Porto-Novo
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LESOTHO
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Maseru
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NIGERIA
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Abuja
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SWAZILAND
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Mbabane
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CAMEROON
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Yaounde
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CAPE VERDE
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Praia
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
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Malabo
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MADAGASCAR
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Antananarivo
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GABON
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Libreville
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COMOROS
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Moroni
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REPUBLIC
OF THE CONGO
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Brazzaville
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SEYCHELLES
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Victoria
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