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79. Surface of Africa. also is in middle Africa. The main slope of
. f this basin.is towards the west.
A part of the world ridge extends along Nearly all the northern part of Africa is a

the eastern side of Africa. vast desert. It is called the desert of Sahara.
Nearly all Africa is a plateau. The northern Which picture on this page shows a part of
half is not very high. the desert?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ranges of mountains lie along the
gréater part of the coast.’ Between
these ranges and the sea there are low,
narrow plains.

The highest. parts of Africa are in
the east and south.

Where is the highland of Abyssinia? ,
What have you read about a great
mountain south of this region? The

- -highland of Abyssinia is’ about as

_ lofty as that of Mexico. .

* Africa has several very large river

basins... Among these are the Nile :

and the Kongo. Africa: is a land-of large and fierce animals.
The upper part of the Nile basin isin the On page 85 there are pictures of some of

plateau of middle Africa. This basin is long these?

. and narrow, and it slopes to the north. -Find the Atlas mountams on the map of

The upper portion of the Kongo’ basin Africa, page 113.