VIDEO OF ÁFRICA: ACTIVITIES

1. Where in the world is Africa? África is a continent situated in the south of Europe and southwest of Asia
2. How many times is Africa larger than The United States? 30 million square kilometers
3. How is the savanna defined in the video? The savanna is a grassy plain wich covers nearly half os África. The savanna is characterized by scattered trees among a landscape of grasses and shrubs.
4. Which animals can be found in the savanna biome? Giraffes and elephants
5. Where is located the chaparral biome in Africa? The chaparral is located in the north and south of África.
6. Which are the most famous deserts in Africa? The Sahara desert, Namib desert and Kalahari desert.
7. The main natural resources mentioned in the video are .....

• Not evenly distributed within countries
• Not evenly distributed within countries 
• Some countries don't have the money to mine their own resources

1.      Africa runs 5 000 miles from the Mediterranean sea all the way down to cape of good hope and 4 600 miles from cape Verde all the way over to Somalia
2.      Biomes are climate zones and throughout that area, throughout that region , you can see the same average temperature and average precipitation what that means is that you also see very similar animals living in that region.

3.      The most famous desert in Africa is, of course, the Sahara desert. Now, some parts of the Sahara desert are sandy, like you can see here. Other parts of the Sahara desert are rocky but in either case, the fact that it is very dry is going to make it a very difficult period to cross.

4.      It is not the  rain itself that’s particularly important, it’s also the enviroment There are many different plants and animal species That can be found in the rain forest and that’s one of the thing that makes the rain forest so valuable not just in Africa but throughout the Earth.

5.      The Nile is the most famous river in Africa, because is the longest river in the world. But there is also the Congo which is the  ninth longest river in the world.

6.      Africa actually has its own version of the great lakes with famous lakes like Lake Tanganika, lake Malawi and lake Victoria.

7.      All the Africa is a plateau. Meaning that Africa itself is an elevated land. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find any  mountains in Africa. You can find mountain ranges like, for example, the Atlas in northwestern Africa.

8.      Africa also has some interesting mountains like Kilimanjaro mountain, the highest peak in Africa which seems to just rise on it own out of the ground.

9.      The Great Rift Valley refers to a region of Africa that is  literally, being split apart. There are some tectonic plates that are located within or near Africa, that are, actually, moving away from each other, and what’s doing is creating not just some of the highest elevations in Africa, but also lakes like Tanganyka.