Question

Choose a physical feature, In a paragraph of 90 words or more, discuss its effect on the Sub-Sahara's physical and human geography.

Answer 1

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Let MOUNTAINS be your physical features:

Mountains

1. Mount Kilimanjaro. Africa's tallest mountain, an extinct volcano, Mount Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania.
2. The Great Escarpment. Steep cliffs called escarpments are located along Africa's southern coast. The Great Escarpment rings much of Southern Africa, stretching from Angola to South Africa. These steep cliffs hinder the settlement of the region's coast.
3. Drakensberg Mountains. The Drakensberg Mountains, the highest mountains of Southern Africa, rise up from the Great Escarpment. These mountains form the border between Lesotho and South Africa.

Mountain Affects:

1. They create swift rapids and cataracts, making large portions of Southern Africa's rivers unnavigable.
2. River water flowing over steep escarpments provides the hydropower to generate electricity for the region.
3. In many places, the coastal plains at the base of the mountains are narrow, hindering settlement.
4. Few natural harbors exist because of the region's steep cliffs.

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Answer 2

A very important feature in partly in the Sub-Sahara of Africa is the Great Rift Valley which stretches for about 6000km from Syria to Mozambique is a block faulted valley, 30 to 60 miles wide which represents a rift in the African plate of plate tectonics, similar to the ones under the ocean like the mid-Atlantic ridge. It has fertile soil in it, partly from volcanoes like Mt Killimanjaro, and also many large lakes like Lake Tanganyika, It provided a rich environment due to the soil and the lakes for example, for the Bantu people in the past, many of which had their kingdoms here. Ancient human remains have been found in it's soil by Richard Leakey.