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Question
Name the physical divisions of Africa and explain anyone.
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Solution
The physical divisions of Africa are.
- Sahara
- Sahel
- Savanna
- The Great Rift Valley and the Great Lakes of Africa ‘
- East Africa Highlands
- Swahili Coast
- The Congo Basin or Zaire Basin
- Southern Africa.
- Sahel:
- Sahel means border or margin. Sahel is a semi-arid tropical Savannah region lies between Sahara.
- Desert in the north and grass land into south.
- It Stretches east-west for a distance of 4000 km and covers an area of 30 million sq Km.
- It is largely a semi-arid belt of barren, sandy, and rocky land.
- This region marks the physical and cultural transition between the more fertile tropical regions in the south and the desert in the north.
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