Africa: The Dark Continent

Africa

2nd Largest Continent Nile is worlds longest river 2nd Most Populated Continent at 1.1 Billion Mt. Kilimanjaro is highest point

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is all of Africa south of the Sahara North Africa is more culturally tied to the Middle Eastern/Southwest Asia/Ancient Civilization/Muslim culture Much of the region is ringed by coastal mountains that made the interior difficult to explore Thus, it is the Dark Continent

Three Zones

1. Tropical Rainforest 2. Tropical Savanna (wet/dry season) Steppe/Kalahari Desert