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2 days ago · Africa, the second largest continent, covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. Africa’s total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles (30,365,000 square km), and the continent measures about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) from north to south and about 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from east to west.
- Africa - People
Africa - Ethnic Groups, Cultures, Languages: Africa is now...
- Geologic History
Africa - Geology, Plate Tectonics, History: The African...
- Land
Africa - Deserts, Savannas, Mountains: The physiography of...
- Mediterranean Sea
Survey of the Mediterranean Sea, the intercontinental sea...
- Climate
Africa - Climate, Regions, Variations: A number of factors...
- Economy
Africa - Trade, Resources, Agriculture: With the exception...
- Africa - People
18 hours ago · Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth 's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [7] With 1.4 billion people [1] [2] as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population.
- 46.1/km² (119.4/sq mi) (2021)
- 54+2*+5** (*disputed) (**territories)
2 days ago · western Africa, region of the western African continent comprising the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Western Africa is a term used in the Encyclopædia ...
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1 day ago · South Africa is the southernmost country on the African continent, renowned for its varied topography, great natural beauty, and cultural diversity, all of which have made the country a favored destination for travelers since the legal ending of apartheid (Afrikaans: ‘apartness,’ or racial segregation) in 1994.
5 days ago · This standard map of Africa came from a popular Atlas in the late sixteenth century. In a dramatic age of exploration, new information poured in from around the world through books and travel accounts that artists and geographers, like Abraham Ortelius, used to craft beautifully detailed maps of far off lands. By compiling the host of detailed ...
3 days ago · Carefully study the climate/vegetation map of Africa and answer the following questions. Nearly one third of Africa is desert of semi-desert. On your map label: the Sahara Desert. the Ogaden Desert. the Namib and Kalahari Deserts. In what types of economic activities do people who live in deserts engage?
