Aug 17, 2006, 03:52 PM
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While it isn't the popular image of Africa, people must keep in mind that Africa is a huge continent [second largest on the globe] and it is pretty varied in topography and climate. There are deserts in the northernmost regions, intense jungles in the center, and the south is in the subtropical zone so it's pretty much what we're used to in the states, as far as latitudinal lines go.
But there are other factors influencing climate besides latitudinal position as Yamamanama said. Not only altitude, but its distance from oceans and things like the gulf stream, [not sure if that's what it's generally called or only a specific one] but it's a prime example.
Heh, I remember when I used to look at maps and was amazed at how close the southern tips of Africa and South America were to Antarctica and thinking... "how are there NOT frozen tundras there?"
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