GEOG 1003 : Geo1003AExam2
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Countries: angola, benin, botswana, burkina faso, burundi, cameroon, ivory coast, kenya, lesotho, liberia, madagascar, malawi, mali, nambia, niger, nigeria, contd. Physical geography: gondwanaland (pangaea, the original supercontinent of the plate tectonic theory, africa at its heart. Plate tectonics: earth"s surface: composed of tectonic plate, drifting on magma, slow-moving geologic plates. Tectonic plate theory: volcanoes and earthquake occur where the plate lines and faults are located. Divergent plate boundary: african rift valley- where parts of africa is slowly splitting away main continent creating lush valley with plateaus and waterfalls and fertile. Plateau is word to describe africa best one term. Great escarpment: southern africa, steep cliff separating the coastal lowlands from the plateau uplands. Volcanic mountains-- kilimanjaro: southern end of rift valley, 19,000 feet, still has ice caps on the top its so tall, 3 volcanoes- 1 dormant 2 active. Major rivers: niger ,congo (drains in atlantic), shavi (central)< nile (great river of the nile)< zambezi (victoria falls in south)
