GEOG 2RW3 Lecture 3: Test 3 revew - Middle East & Sub-Saharan
18 Mar 2019
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Sub-saharan africa into two regions: north africa & middle east (e. g. language, religion, climate, etc. ) vs. north africa & sub-saharan. Africa: regions as intellectual creations, the demarcation of the boundary could be different , complicated by the borders of countries. Physical geographic patterns: climate: extreme variation, arid/semiarid, tropical, temperate, etc, cold benguela current creates cool, dry conditions that suppress the rainfall along the coasts of. 40% of africa is desert: sahara, southern deserts are also notable parts of the african landscape. Issues: the great green wall: an african-led project to (re-)grow a natural buffer across africa in the margins of the. Cameroon: 13,400": rift valleys, coastal influences: oceans, seas, gulfs & islands. Indian: atlantic, gulf of guinea, gulf of aden. Island groups & nations: madagascar, seychelles, comoros, mauritius (incl. S of the equator: cameroon, central african rep. , dem. Rep. of the congo, rep, of the congo, gabon,
