Physical Geography of Sub Saharan Africa

Watch this video for more detail on the features beyond the rift zone. It provides an overview of the region's resources and its endangered species and focuses on desertification. Pay attention to the description of the San peoples of the Kalahari Desert. Note that the speaker refers to the Drakensberg Mountains, which are actually an escarpment that forms the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment. The Great Escarpment is the edge of central southern Africa and slopes downward toward the narrow coastal plain.

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