Africa is the world’s hottest continent with deserts and drylands covering 60% of land surface area (e.g. Kalahari, Sahara and Namib). Africa is the world’s second driest continent (after Australia). Africa has approximately 30% of the earth’s remaining mineral resources.

What is unique about African geography?

Africa is the world’s hottest continent with deserts and drylands covering 60% of land surface area (e.g. Kalahari, Sahara and Namib). Africa is the world’s second driest continent (after Australia). Africa has approximately 30% of the earth’s remaining mineral resources.

What are the landforms of Africa?

Some of the main African landforms are:

• plateaus (which dominate the landscape)
• huge mountains.
• long rivers.
• large lakes.
• massive deserts.
• deep valleys.
• dense rainforests.
• expansive grasslands.

What do African people eat?

15 of Africa’s favorite dishes

• Pap en vleis/Shisa nyama, South Africa. Feast your eyes on these succulent steaks.
• Piri piri chicken, Mozambique. Stop.
• Jollof rice and egusi soup, Nigeria.
• Bunny chow, South Africa.
• Kapenta with sadza, Zimbabwe.
• Chambo with nsima, Malawi.
• Namibian venison, Namibia.
• Muamba de Galinha, Angola.

What animals are Africa?

What Animals Live In Africa?

• Giraffe. The giraffe is the world’s tallest animal, and well known for its long legs and neck.
• Hippopotamus. After the elephant and the rhino, the hippopotamus is the world’s third largest land mammal.
• Wildebeest.
• Lemur.
• African Elephants.
• Zebra.
• Western Green Mamba.
• White Rhinoceros.

What is the most powerful animal in Africa?

African elephants

Which animal kills most humans in Africa?

hippopotamus

What is the rarest animal in Africa?

1. Riverine Rabbits – South Africa’s most Endangered Animal. The Riverine Rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis) is one of the world’s rarest and most endangered mammals and is South Africa’s most endangered wildlife species.

What was the real name of Africa?

Alkebulan

Why does Africa have so many animals?

Can you help me understand why there are more large animals still in Africa than any other continent? The most direct answer regarding the survival of large animals in Africa is that its vast forested areas gave them ample areas to hide from man (until recent centuries).

What African animals are extinct?

Mammals