PHYSICAL MAP OF THE CONTINENTS:AFRICA

Africa is the thrid largest continent, with a surface of more than 30 million square kilometres or a 20% of the Earh's surface.

Continental relief.

About a 50% of the African relief is occupied by plateaus and a few plains. 

We can distinguish several types of landforms in the african relief:

• Old massifs inside the plateaus: Ahaggar Mountains, Tibesti Mountains and Marrah Mountains.

Ahaggar mountains.

• Depressions: Niger Basin, Chad Basin, Congo Basin.
• Mountain ranges: Atlas Mountains and Drakensberg Mountains.

Atlas Mountains timelapse

• The Rift Valley a huge fracture of volcanic origin which include depressions fill with water and volcanoes such as mounts Kenya and Kilimanajaro.

Rift Valley

Mount Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro

Seas, lakes and rivers.

There are several lakes of two types:

• located in basins (Victoria, Chad).
• located in fractures in the terrain (Albert, Tanganyka and Malawi).

Victoria Falls

African rivers are very long and carry a high volume of water. The main rivers are: the Nile (the longest river in the world with 6.670 km), the Niger, the Congo, the Zambezi and Orange.

About the coast the main feature are:

• Islands: Madagascar.
• Peninsulas: Somalia.
• Gulfs: Gabes, Guinea and Benguela.
• Capes: Good Hope, Aguilhas and Guardafui.

LINKS:

Continental relief of Africa review game.

Rivers and lakes of Africa review game.

Coastal relief of Africa review game.

ACTIVITIES.

1. Identify the following african rivers and landforms of the coastal relief:

1. __  __  __  __

2. __  __  __  __  __.

3. __  __  __  __  __.

4. __  __  __  __  __  __  __.

5. __  __  __  __  __  __  __.

6. __  __  __  __  __  __.

7. __  __  __  __        __  __  __  __.

2. HANGMAN.

And old massif located in Africa.
__  __  __  __  __  __  __     
__  __  __  __  __  __  __  __  __ 
The highest peak of Africa.
__  __  __  __  __  __  __  __  __  __  __. 

An african lake located in a basin.
__  __  __  __  __  __  __  __

A river located in the southern part of Africa.
__  __  __  __  __  __

3. COMPLETE THE BLANK SPACES.

With an A	A mountain range located in the North of Africa
With a B	A huge gulf located between the Deccan Peninsula and the Indochinese peninsula.
With a C	A a steep bowl-shaped depression which form the head of the glacier.
With a D	A salt lake located in Asia
With an E	The highest peak of Asia
With an F	A peninsula located in North America
With a G	An large accumulation of frozen water.
With a G	A huge gulf located in the west of Africa
With a H	The combination of all the waters to be found in Earth.
With an H	A huge gulf located in North America
Contains an I	An African lake located in a fracture of the terrain
With  a K	A big peninsula located in the east of Asia
With an L	An river located in the northern part of Asia
With an L	An important river of Africa
With a M	Movement of large masses of water through the oceans.
With an M	One of the most importar rivers of North America
With an M	Another river located in North America
With an N	The longest river in the world. It is located in Africa
With an O	A sea located in the east of Asia
With a P	One of the most important rivers in South America.
With a P	A big plain located in South America
With a P	A gulf located between the Arabian Peninsula and the Zagros Mountains
With an R	One of the atmospheric elements that explain the modification of the relief.
With an R	A long fracture of volcanic origin located in the east of Africa
With an S	The accumulation of eroded materials in specific areas.
With a T	The most important river in South America
With a T	The rise and fall of the sea level caused by the Moon.
Contains a T	A narrow extension of ice projecting from the glacier cirque.
With a  U	A mountain range located between Asia and Europe.
Contains an X	A gulf located in North America
With a Y	One of the longest rivers in Asia
With a W	Undulating movement on the sea´s surface caused by the wind.
With an Z	A mountain range located near the Persian Gulf

You can find the answer here.