Africa The Land Africa is the 2nd largest continent Divided by the equator Includes all 4 hemispheres East Indian Ocean West Atlantic Ocean North Mediterrean Sea Northeast Red Sea The continent is divided into North and South of the Sahara Morocco Algeria Libya Tunisia and Egypt all face the Mediterranean Sea Culturally linked to the Middle East The largest desert the Sahara covers of Africa The longest river in the world is the Nile Tallest Mountain Mt Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania Mountain became a large tourist attraction after author Ernest Hemmingway wrote a novel about the mountain The Great Rift Valley begins in middle east Syria and extends south of Mozambique Tourism has begun to spread in the safari lands central south Africa Many people travel here to hunt the BIG 5 Rhinos Lions Leopards Buffalo and Elephants Tourism has declined in Egypt There are 47 countries in Africa 53 total including the islands off the coast Sudan is the largest country Africa has the highest birthrate of any CONTINENT Expected to grow from 500 million people to 2 billion by 2015 2020 Most visited countries in Africa Egypt Tanzania Kenya South Africa Morocco Located at the entrance of the Mediterranean Played an important part in Muslim domination of Spain Larger than the size of California To the south lies the Western Sahara The Atlas Mountains run SW to NE Unique travel destination because of location entrance from Europe to Africa Tourist Attractions Four Imperial Cities 1 Rabat Capital Has French Influence 2 Marrakesh 1 travel destination Known as the Red City 3 Meknes built to rival Paris after Louis XIV built Versallies 4 Fez 2 travel destination Most ancient of the imperial cities Egypt Gift of the Nile Nile flows to the NORTH Lower Nile lies to the north of Cairo Upper Nile Egypt lies south of Cairo Cairo is the capital Many tourist attractions Mixed populations Arabs Turks Africans Europeans Egyptian Museum Banking and commerce location Giza is a suburb of Cairo On the Nile Site of the most famous pyramid The Great Pyramid of Cheops World s largest single building The Sphinx is also in Giza Air quality is terrible Memphis SW of Cairo First capital of Egypt Alexandria Luxor Named after Alexander the Great Principal port 2nd largest city Today is a beach resort Country s most important destination Site of Thebes Egypt s imperial capital The Temple of Luxor considered most important site in country The Valley of Kings is across the river Safari Lands Includes 1 Kenya 2 Tanzania 3 Zambia 4 Botswana 5 Namibia 6 S Africa Two types of Safari s Land minibuses Wing airplanes Kenya Safari means journey in Kiswahili Runs along E Africa from Kenya to South Africa Tourism industry has suffered due to terrorism Capital Nairobi One of the largest cities in Africa Nairobi National Park Tanzania Largest country in eastern Africa Houses 125 tribal groups Key Travel Destinations Zambia Landlocked Capital Lusaka Top Attraction Victoria Falls Can go here to hunt the Big 5 Botswana Landlocked Desired safari destination Capital Gaborone Mt Kilimanjaro highest mountain in the world Ngorongoro Crater volcano to the west of Kilimanjaro Serengeti National Park noted for many herds of zebras antelopes and lions Selous Game Preserve one of the biggest parks in the world Kalahari Desert Chobe National Park Home to the Bushmen oldest tribe one of the last hunter gatherer societies World s highest elephant population Namibia Capital Windhoek Was a German colony Namib Desert is one of the oldest and driest in the world To the north is the skeleton coast Much fog develops along the coast and ships get lost Etosha National Park one of the largest game parks South Africa 3 times the size of Texas 3 Capitals 1 Cape town legislative capital 2 Pretoria administrative capital 3 Bloemfontein judicial capital Produce 28 of world s gold Kruger National Park is located here The DUTCH were the first to settle here Soon after the British came in and took over History At one point the Sahara desert was underwater BC When it began to dry people began to migrate upward Others went further north into Europe Egyptian civilization rises in the Nile around 1400 BC Islam was the next major force after the Egyptians They were there from 700 AD 1100s Africa was the birthplace of the human species Lucy one of the oldest skeletons was found in Ethiopia Some of these people stopped migrating at the Nile and started a civilization Egyptians In 1884 European powers held the BERLIN conference and decided to draw lines to separate Africa into separate countries Drew lines with no regard for native cultures families or kingdoms 1950s These African countries began to gain their independence Decade of Independence 1960s Period of Transition 1970s Everything comes to a halt development stops in Africa 1980s Continent in total decline Starvation Hunger Civil Wars 1990s Total crisis People Over 3 000 Ethnic groups in Africa Zulu is the largest Bushman is the oldest Berbers are from north Africa known for traveling through the desert Tuareg is a nomadic tribe from Sahara Mandinka are from west Africa Influences in Africa Portugal France England Belgium Spain Germany Highlights Remember the five countries that border the Mediterranean Used to be a popular travel destination Know the Safari countries and where they are Key Travel Places Victoria Falls Kruger National Park Mt Kilimanjaro Great Rift Valley Remember the historical decades 1950s 1990s The Commonwealth nations Old British colonies 19 of them Botswana Cameron The Gambia Ghana Kenya Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Rwanda Nigeria Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Know all capitals South Africa has 3 Know who the Gift of the Nile is Middle East Countries 1 Israel 2 Syria Lebanon 3 4 Jordan 5 Kuwait 6 Saudi Arabia 7 Oman 8 Yemen 9 Qatar Arabian Peninsula 10 Bahrain 11 U A E United Arab Emirates 12 Iraq 13 Iran 14 Azerbaijan 15 Armenia 16 Georgia 17 Egypt 18 Turkey The Land Includes all 2 hemispheres North Mediterranean and the Black Sea People from Iran are known as Persians Most tourism in middle east is to Greece and Turkey Landmarks To the South Negev desert To the North Golan Heights and Sea of Galilee History Post WWI 1918 the League of Nations divided the Arab lands between France and Britain 1940s the Arabs States fought for independence 1948 Israel gains independence Israel Was established in 1948 was under British rule prior to
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