2. Which two countries are the largest exporters of cocoa in the world
3. Name the lakes of Africa and also mention where they are located.
4. State the boundary of Africa,
5. What is the extension and area of Africa?
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1. Discuss the relative physical location of Africa.
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1) Africa is located to the south of Europe and to the southwest of Asia. Egypt, in the northeast corner of Africa, is due west of the Arabian Peninsula. The second largest continent in the world, it is to the south of the Mediterranean Sea, west of the Indian Ocean, and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
2) Ivory Coast leads the world in production and export of the cocoa beans. This country supplies around 33% cocoa of the world. Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire is located in West Africa. West Africa is known as highest cocoa producing region of the world.
3) •Lake Victoria. Not only is Lake Victoria the largest lake in Africa, it is the second-largest freshwater lake in terms of area in the world. ...
•Lake Tanganyika. Lake Tanganyika is one of the 10 largest freshwater lakes in the world and the second deepest.
•Lake Nyasa.
•Lake Albert.
•Lake Chad.
4) The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos.
5)Africa's total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles (30,365,000 square km), and the continent measures about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) from north to south and about 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from east to west.
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