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FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES IN NORTH AFRICA - Coggle…
FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES IN NORTH AFRICA
LOCATION
North Africa or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent.
North Africa stretches from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in the west, to Egypt's Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east.
North Africa is a region of Africa, separated from the rest of Africa by the Sahara Desert.
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
North Africa consists of three main physical features:
The Atlas Mountains
The Sahara Desert
The River Nile
North Africa's population lives along the Mediterranean coast or along the Nile River.
CLIMATE
North Africa has a Mediterranean climate, which is characterized by:
Mild and Wet Winters
Warm and Dry Summers
It also has ample rainfall of approximately 400 to 600 mm per year.
COUNTRIES THAT MAKE UP NORTH AFRICA
Western Sahara
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Egypt
Sudan
South Sudan