Teachers can test their students knowledge of african geography by using the numbered, blank map. West africa the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the united nations. Equatorial climate this type of climate is experienced in the region between 5n and 5s of the equator. Mean annual rainfall 19812014, with number of months of 50 mm or more of rainfall. Elimination the process of solving a system of simultaneous equations by using various techniques to successively remove the variables. The area is heavily populated although there are more than a handful of uncolonized provinces along its southwestern coast which can be used by the european powers as a stepping stone to get to far lands of the americas. As less economically developed, many countries of this continent have the lowest level of life quality in the world. Having a semiarid climate, it stretches across the southcentral latitudes of northern africa between the. Greville stewart parker freemangrenville britannica.
Browse the articles in namibia and get their gps coordinates, latitude and longitude. The flora of west tropical africa is still the definitive reference for plants of west africa. You can also measure the flight distance between continents, or look up the change in time zone from one continent to another. Microlithic assemblages are present in central africa from 40,000 b. The dominant feature of the climate of this region is the west african monsoon wam system, which is a recurrent low latitude largescale circulation pattern arising from the meridional boundary layer gradient of dry and moist static energy between the warm subsaharan continent and the tropical atlantic ocean. Ghana latitude, longitude, absolute and relative locations. This map quiz game will help you learn all about this dynamic and exciting region.
What are the main transitions that this zone represents. Kingdoms of west africa, chapter 11, section 2 global. The amount and distribution of precipitation in west africa is a function of latitude nicholson, 2009. Production systems in precolonial africa erik green. A synthesis of hydrologic reconstructions from across africa shows that the termination of the african humid period was locally abrupt, but occurred progressively later at lower latitudes. The network of the latitudes and the longitudes is known as a geographical grid. The different parts experience different types of climate which include. In 2016, a total of 8 african countries either planted, actively evaluated field trials or moved towards grant approvals for the general release of bt cotton cameroon, ethiopia, kenya, malawi, nigeria, south africa, sudan, swaziland. Throughout west africa, climate and vegetation are largely a function of latitude figure 4, so that vegetation zones stretch from east to west. The west africa contains 18 countries and basically westernmost region of africa. Two capital cities, cape town and pretoria in south africa are considered the best places to live in this region.
Climate factors are the conditions that affect the climate characteristics of a particular location. The indian ocean borders africa to the east while the atlantic ocean borders it to the west. Icse solutions for class 9 geography geographic grid. Other nonprofit legal entities do not require registration in terms of the npo act to open a bank account as they are able to offer other forms of incorporation certificates.
Most of west africa lies in the african transition zone, with portions north and south of the transitional region. Aladja is a coastal town and one of the largest and highly populated indigenous towns in delta state, nigeria. The climate of east africa east africa lies within the tropical latitudes but due to a combination of factors the region experiences a variety of climatic types. Annotated map of west africa by sierra sanders on prezi. Yola latitude on the left bank of the benue to the east of nigeria. Climate change, population pressure and confl ict in africa. Ghana is located in western africa, and lies above the equator in the northern hemisphere. Nigeria lies between latitudes 4 and 14n, and longitudes 2 and 15e.
Some of these tracks are perfectly free from danger, whilst others must be crossed with the utmost caution, owing to the fissures, in which the wayfarer might suddenly disappear. Map of west of africa showing the latitude and longitude of study. In the north the region is bounded by the sahel, and in the south and west by the atlantic ocean. Apr 12, 2017 from 1798 through the late 1880s, the mountains of kong were charted on the maps of africa. How productive was africa before the colonisers came. The recent global droughts in the usa, china, iraq, iran, india, africa, australia, and more has decimated the crops of essential rice, corn, wheat throughout the world. The land of zanj much easier to travel by sea than overland closer ties to. Analysis of the west african rainfall using a regional climate model yoroba. Along the african coast, cold equatorward coastal currents, the canary current off north west africa, and the benguela current off south west africa, are driven by the components of the winds parallel to the coast. It is located on the bank of southern part of river warri, opposite old warri city.
Review of sb1 and sb2 v edge a line segment that joins two vertices of a solid. Choose from 500 different sets of africa 1 chapter 23 flashcards on quizlet. The 2009 angola, namibia and zambia floods was a natural disaster which began in early march 2009 and resulted in the deaths of at least 1 people and otherwise affected around 445,000 people. Southern africa consists of the portion generally south of 10 latitude and the.
Download scientific diagram map of west of africa showing the latitude and longitude of study area affects the upper boundary condition of the troposphere by. What natural advantage did the kingdoms of west africa have. Such alternation is normally found between latitudes 9 and 20 n. Map of west africa free download blank editable file. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the earth and its inhabitants, africa. These are all the places which attract tourists to west africa and there are many transportation facilities to reach like air, rail, bus, roads and freeways and many alternate forms of transportation are available in west africa.
Ghana is bordered by the countries of burkina faso, cote divoire, and togo, as well as the atlantic ocean and gulf of guinea. The most densely populated area of africa, it is many ways both the continents most difficult place for travel and potentially its most rewarding. Prevalence of glaucoma in an urban west african population. Enter the desired value and click the load arrow to the right of the appropriate field. The gold resources are concentrated within the 2250 to 2000 ma greenstone belts of the manleo shield, forming the southern part of the west africa craton. Connecting basic theory with forecasting practice, the book provides a unique training volume for operational weather forecasters, and is also suitable for students of tropical meteorology. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Therepublicofniger,cameroon,republic of benin and the gulf of guinea border it in the north, east, west and south respectively fig. Precolonial history shows us evidence of progress because of african pioneering abilities. Agricultural potential of west africa fondation farm. Africa has two subtropical belts with the itcz somewhat equidistant from the two high pressure zones. Northeasterlies occur constantly farther north, but only southwesterlies occur farther south.
Physical geography of west africa the 8 million square kilometers and 17 countries covered by this atlas encompass a wide range of landscapes from alluvial valleys in senegal and ghana, sandy plains and low plateaus across the sahel, and rolling hills of togo to rugged mountains with summits reaching over 1,500 m in guinea and 1,800 m in niger. As shown by the species in guinean forests, a common one is loss of habitat. The equator, tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn are important latitudes that pass through africa. A summary of this can also be downloaded in pdf format. It covers guinea, sierra leone, liberia, cote divore, ghana, togo, benin, nigeria, cameroon, central african republic, chad, sudan, ethiopia, somalia, and the democratic republic of the congo. As rainfall increases progressively southward from the sahara there is a gradual transition between semidesert grassland, savanna grassland with low trees and shrubs, savanna woodland, woodland, and. Load location load a location by coordinates, location name or zip code. Latitude of african easterly jet aej versus mean rainfall over a sahelian box 10. Suppose you made a product for which there was great demand but you could produce a very limited amount. Few people live in this desert area, which separates the arab and berber peoples of the north coast from the mainly black african peoples to the south. First, precolonial east africa was characterized by the complete absence of urban settlements.
Empire in africa takes the long view of history and asks whether the colonizing ventures of the portuguese can bear comparison with those of the mediterranean ottomans or those experienced by angolas neighbors in the belgian congo, french equatorial africa, or the dutch colonies at the cape of good hope and in the transvaal. This volume surveys archaeological data from west africa, examining sites from the senegambia to the cameroon. The ewe speaking people of west africa inhabit the areas between the river volta in modern ghana and the river mono on the western borders of the ancient kingdom of benin dahomey see map 1. West africa s climate is controlled by the interaction of two air masses, the influence of which varies throughout the year with the northsouth movement of the intertropical convergence zone itcz. To supplement geography facts such as these, it is nice to also know the locations of the countries. Created in 1962 while namibia was under south african occupation, hardap dam is the largest dam in the country.
Guinean forest of west africa by val ryan human activity humans can contribute to the loss of biodiversity in many ways. These currents, which are associated with intense coastal upwelling and low sea surface temperatures, feed the westward north and. With 52 countries, learning the geography of africa can be a challenge. Learn africa 1 chapter 23 with free interactive flashcards. The northern african regions are part of the africa superregion. The continent of africa is commonly divided into five regions or subregions, four of which are in. Cities such as nairobi, entebbe, kampala, lusaka, blantyre, harrare, and dar es salaam were started by european and arab settlers. Hybrid insolation forcing of pliocene monsoon dynamics in west africa. The land of zanj from hist 309 at loyola university new orleans. The main economic activity in the region is subsistence agriculture. The sahel part of africa includes from west to east parts of northern senegal. Latitudes and longitudes icse solutionsselina icse solutionsml aggarwal solutions exercises i. The country is situated between both the eastern and western hemispheres.
In north africa, a series of islamic movements, the almoravids and the almohads have conquered large areas, at one point even stretching into west africa. The sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in africa between the sahara to the north and the sudanian savanna to the south. Having a semiarid climate, it stretches across the southcentral latitudes of northern africa between the atlantic ocean and the red sea. The african transition zone divides north africa from the rest of africa. Nile river longest river in the world lots of waterfalls and rapids 1864 first person to follow it all the way been in use for over 5000 years. West african culture known for weaving kente cloth. Check out any of the continents in the world and find the latitude and longitude of the center of each continent. The sahara desert is vast and covers most of north and west africa, stretching from the atlantic ocean in the west to the red sea in the east. The climate of eastern africa is generally tropical, though average temperatures tend to be reduced by the regions high elevations. South africa was the first country on the african continent to adopt bt cotton for commercial production in 1998. Analysis of the west african rainfall using a regional. T a n z a n i a malawi mozambique z a m b i a a n g o l a democratic republic of the congo republic u g a n d a c h a d central african nigeria cameroon republic of the congo equatorial guinea sao tome and principe equatorial guinea gabon angola cabinda malawi malawi rwanda burundi abuja s u d a n libreville malabo sao tome addis ababa. To be supplied and extends from the atlantic coast inland up to about latitude 7 6. It was believed that they were a mountain range spread on the territory of west africa close to the highland source of the niger river, near tembakounda in guinea.
The kkm pls is located on the border between south central niger and north central nigeria, and encompasses three different agroecological zones aezs that cross all of west and central africa at this latitude. Page 117 routes, on account of the roads which traverse it. We are now set to see upwards of twobillion of our fellow human beings actually starve to death. West africa contains large portions of the sahara desert and the adamawa mountains. West africa west africa is the western region of africa. Nigeria officially the federal republic of nigeria, is a country in west africa, bordering niger in.
On the prediction of rainfall onset and retreat dates in nigeria. Some are global factors that affect all parts of earth. Africa latitude and longitude and relative locations. The horn of africa, a major peninsular extension of the african mainland into the arabian sea, contains the vast lowland coastal plains of somalia. To determine the prevalence of glaucoma in an urban west african population of adults. The focus is on the archaeological record of the past 500 years, a period that witnessed dramatic transformations in african political and social systems, as well as the consequences of european expansion, the advent of the atlantic slave trave, and the expansion of islamic polities. At all latitudes and at all times, access to health and education services is more difficult within rural areas than in. Dry, desert conditions exist to the north and tropical conditions exist to the south. Temperate climates are rare across the continent except at very high elevations and along the fringes.
What it takes to succeed in francophone africa pdf. These downloadable maps of africa make that challenge a little easier. Its a spicy rice dish usually cooked with rice, tomato and oil with spicy condiment such as chilli and black pepper. The before and after photographs, some of which span a 35year period, offer striking snapshots of local environmental transformation across the continent. Geomagnetic field variations at dip equatorial latitudes. Subsaharan africa these movements have given the islamic religion a huge boost in the west african kingdoms, and by this date their ruling classes are mostly muslim, at least nominally.
West african storm tracks and their relationship to. Scenarios to predict the evolution of west african agriculture. Minerals, diamonds, or oil are also extracted in varying amounts in west africa. Nigeria is located in west africa and shares land borders with the republic of benin in the west, chad and. Operational information on the west africa subregion is presented below. The itcz also known as the heat equator moves between the tropics of cancer and capricorn. The nigerian climate is principally governed by the in. Jollof rice also called as jellof rice is a very popular dish throughout the west africa. The climate of africa is a range of climates such as the equatorial climate, the tropical wet and dry climate, the tropical monsoon climate, the semidesert climate semiarid, the desert climate hyperarid and arid, and the subtropical highland climate. This ebook edition adds annotations from the african plants database to give up to date nomenclature. Follow report by yellowtink91 12272015 log in to add a comment. North africa, west africa, east africa, central africa, southern africa, and madagascar.
Who established the rules for dividing africa among european nations. Study 9 kingdoms of west africa, chapter 11, section 2 global flashcards from miki t. The latitudes are of interest, as the shoreline of west africa is oriented roughly northsouth. Design and setting a populationbased, crosssectional study of adults 40 years and older conducted from september 1, 2006, through december 31, 2008, from 5 communities in tema, ghana. Loss of habitat can be something such as deforestation or urbanization. Maradi kkm in west africa, and zimbabwemalawimozambique zmm in southern africa. During its time, ghana was one of the richest polities in africa. West africa, with presently an approximate 10,000metric ton t gold endowment, is one of the worlds great gold provinces and the largest paleoproterozoic goldproducing region. The nonexistent mountains of kong charted on the maps of. The timetransgressive termination of the african humid. Variation in the three geomagnetic field elements h, d, and z showed more variability in d element than in the other two elements. How they rose and fell the rise and fall of ghana the african trade in gold and salt caused the ghana empire to rise, and the disruption of that trade led to its decline. The west african monsoon is the alternation of the southwesterly wind and the harmattan at the surface.
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