Africa's Physical Features
Social Studies
Ethiopian Highlands
- located by the western section of the Ethiopian Plateau
- fringed by Sudan lowland early volcanic origin
- plateaus and several mountains are cut by a valley
- the Nile River runs through the highlands
Nile River
- 4160 miles long
- flows northward through Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Zaire
- supports almost all agriculture in Egypt
- important source of hydroelectric power
Niger River
- 2600 miles long
- flows through Guinea
- flows to the delta
- has a major source of fish
Sahara Desert
- 3,500,000 squares miles big
- the sand dunes cover 15% of the desert in some areas
- bare rock areas cover 70% of the desert
- strong winds are consistently blowing from the northeast