Physical Features in Africa

PHYSICAL FEATURES IN AFRICA.
Sahara Desert
The Sahara is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of 9,200,000 square
kilometers, it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, smaller
only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic.
African great lakes
The African Great Lakes are a series of lakes constituting the part of the Rift Valley lakes in and
around the East African Rift.
Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. With three volcanic cones — Kibo,
Mawenzi, and Shira — it is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing
mountain above sea level in the world: 5,895 m above sea level and 4,900 m above its plateau
base.
Namib desert
The Namib is a coastal desert in Southern Africa. According to the broadest definition, the Namib
stretches for more than 2,000 kilometers along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and
northwest
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000
km² or approx. 20% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to
the west, and Australia to the east.
Nile river
Nile River The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the
Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered
the longest in the world. However, this has been contested by research suggesting that the
Amazon River is slightly longer.
Savanna
a savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees

being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close
PHYSICAL FEATURES IN KENYA.
Plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of
a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised steeply above the surrounding area on both
sides. Often one or more sides have deep hills or escarpments.
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km²,
Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's
second-largest freshwater lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America.
Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is an extinct volcano in Kenya and the second-highest peak in Africa, after
Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian, Nelion, and Point Lenana.
Mount Elgon
Mountain Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu
and west of Kitale. The mountain's highest point, named "Wagagai", is located entirely within
Uganda.
River mara swamp
The Mara Wetland is located near Lake Victoria where it discharges its water. The wetland is
mainly fed by the Mara River, which has its source in the Kenyan Mau escarpment.
great rift valley
The Great Rift Valley is a series of contiguous geographic depressions, approximately 7,000
kilometers long, that runs from Lebanon in Asia to Mozambique in Southeast Africa.
Kenyas climate
Most places experience average temperatures of 85 Ferenit(25 Celcius) or more, while annual
precipitation is only about 10 inches (250 mm) in the north and less than 20 inches (500 mm) in
the south. In most parts of the coast, average temperatures exceed 80 °F (27 °C) and relative
humidity is high year-round.
REASONS WHY CLIMATE CHANGE.
1)Generating power.
Generating electricity and heat by burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas causes a
large chunk of global emissions. Most electricity is still produced from fossil fuels; only about a
quarter comes from wind, solar and other renewable sources.
2) Manufacturing goods.
Manufacturing and industry produce emissions, mostly from burning fossil fuels to produce
energy for making things like cement, iron, steel, electronics, plastics, clothes and other goods.
Mining and other industrial processes also release gases.
3) Cutting down forests.

Cutting down forests to create farms or pastures, or for other reasons, causes emissions, since
trees, when they are cut, release the carbon they have been storing. Since forests absorb carbon
dioxide, destroying them also limits nature’s ability to keep emissions out of the atmosphere.

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PHYSICAL FEATURES IN AFRICA.

African great lakes

a savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees

River mara swamp

great rift valley

REASONS WHY CLIMATE CHANGE.

3) Cutting down forests.

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