The
Africa physical map provides detailed information on the various physical features of the continent. Africa claims to be the world's second largest continent. As an
Africa political map has it, total area of the continent is approximately 30,301,596 sq km.
The
physical map of Africa shows that African continent is located between the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the Indian Ocean in the east. It also shares its northeast border with the Red Sea. Scanning the physical features map of Africa, one can see that the equator bisects the continent into two equal halves. That is why these two parts of Africa enjoy similar kind of climatic features. For example, the Sahara Desert in the north and Kalahari Desert in the south are characterized with similar kind of weather conditions. The climate of Cape in south is also similar to that of the Mediterranean north.
As the
Africa physical map has it, the great latitudinal extent also results in varied climatic conditions in different parts of Africa.
Therefore a huge variety of flora and fauna can be found in the continent. Lush green equatorial forest, savanna grasslands, high mountains and highlands are the habitats of rare species of plants and animals. It is believed that Homo sapiens originated here and later migrated to other parts of the
world .
In all physical
maps of Africa, the southern and the eastern section of the continent are referred to as High Africa as the mean elevation is comparatively higher. On the other hand, the northern and western regions are characterized with relatively lower elevation in
Africa map and known as Low Africa.
