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The Geography of Africa

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Hop a flight to Africa in this presentation, which includes brilliant and appealing photographs of the continent as well as maps and graphs about its geography, topography, and climate. Those who are researching Africa for a project or for interest will find this slideshow helpful to their studies.

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africa, the nile river, the sahara

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africa, african savannah, congo river, geography of africa, nile river, sahara desert, social studies
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Grade
7th - 9th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Presentations
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For Teacher Use
Number of Slides
26

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