Bold Facts You Should Know About Africa
Willah Mukasa Winner of Long Beach US Sister City Program Scholarship 1. Which is the biggest island in Africa?
An island is a piece os land surrounded by water.There are different names depending upon the size of this land and the water body surrounds it. A continent is a large land mass that has specified geographical boundaries and separated by oceans. Scientists have tried to explain the existence of continents and islands through different theories. According to plate tectonic theory that states that the Earth's solid outer crust, the lithosphere, is separated into plates that move over the asthenosphere, the molten upper portion of the mantle. Oceanic and continental plates come together, spread apart, and interact at boundaries all over the planet.
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2. Which is the longest river in Africa?
A river is a water body flowing through a channel or a valley from higher ground to lowlands.A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.
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3. Which is the highest mountain in Africa?
A mountain is a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level. A hii is just like a mountain bu a mountain is generally considered to be steeper than a hill. Scientists have tried to explain the existence of different mountains in the would hence we have different types of mountains according to the process they were formed.
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4. Which is the biggest lake in Africa?
A lake is larger water body that occupies an inland basin. There are millions of lakes in the world. They are found on every continent and in every kind of environment—in mountains and deserts, on plains, and near seashores.
