Theory question 112
Geography of AfricaOn a sketch map of Africa, show and name: (i) Cape Verde and the Cape of Good Hope (ii) the Rivers Nile, Niger and Orange (iii) the East African rift valley (iv) one fold mountain in the north and one in the south
(b) In what three ways are the highlands of Africa economically important?
(c) Describe three ways in which the rivers of Africa are of importance.
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(a) Map: Cape Verde (westernmost point, Senegal), Cape of Good Hope (SW tip); Nile (to the Mediterranean), Niger (to the Gulf of Guinea), Orange (to the Atlantic); East African rift valley (Ethiopia to Malawi); Atlas Mountains (north), Cape Ranges/Drakensberg (south)
(b) Cool climate for settlement, tea, coffee and dairying (Kenya, Ethiopia); sources of rivers and HEP; minerals (Katanga copper, Jos tin); forests and pastures; tourism (Kilimanjaro, Drakensberg); relief rainfall
(c) Hydro-electric power (Kariba, Akosombo, Kainji); irrigation (Nile, Niger); navigation and transport; fishing; water supply; fertile flood plains and deltas; tourism
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