1.Where in the world is Africa?
Africa is the continent in the south of Europe and in the southwestern of Asia
2.How many times in Africa larger than the United States?
Africa is 3 times larger than the United States
3.How is the savanna defined in the video?
The savanna is a grassy plain which covers nearly half of Africa
4.Which animals can be found in the savanna biome?
The animals that can be found in the savanna biome are the giraffes and the elephants
5.Where is located the chaparral biome in Africa?
The Chaparral biome is located in the northern coast of Africa and at the South of Africa
6.Which are the most famous deserts in Africa?
The most famous deserts in Africa are the Sahara,the Namib and the Kalahari
7.The main natural resources mentioned in the video are: gold mines,oil and the Robert trees
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Africa runs 5 000 miles from the Mediterranean sea all the way down to cape of Good Hope and 4 600 miles from cape Verde all the way over to Somalia
2. Biomes are climate zones and throughout that area, throughout that climate zones, you can see the same average temperature and average precipitation what that means is that you also see very similar fauna and vegetation living in that region.
3. The most famous desert in Africa is, of course, the Sahara desert. Now, some parts of the Sahara desert are sandy like you can see here. Other parts of the Sahara desert are rocky but in either case, the fact that it is very dry is going to make it a very difficult barrier to cross.
4. It is not the rain itself that’s particularly important, it’s also the biodiversity .There are many different plants and animal species.That can be found in the rain forest and that’s one of the thing that makes the rain forest so valuable not just in Africa but throughout the Earth.
5. The Nile is the most famous river in Africa, because is the longest river in the world. But there is also the Congo river which is the ninth longest river in the world.
6. Africa actually has its own version of the great lakes with famous lakes like Lake Tanganyika, lake Malawi and lake Victoria
7. All the Africa is a plateau. Meaning that Africa itself is an elevated land. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find any mountains in Africa. You can find mountain ranges like, for example, the Atlas mountains in northwestern Africa.
8. Africa also has some interesting mountains like Kilimanjaro mountain, the highest peak in Africa which seems to just rise on it own out of the ground
9. The Great Rift Valley refers to a region of Africa that is literally, being split apart. There are some tectonic plates that are located within or near Africa, that are, actually, moving away from each other, and what’s doing is creating not just some of the highest elevations in Africa, but also lakes like Tanganyika that is among the deapest in the world
