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Sensory, naturalistic, and humanistic expressions. Although many Indian theories of aesthetics disparage the realm of sensory experience as mere illusion, Indian artists continue too employ sensory materials and to display them for the enjoyment of others (The same can be said of medieval Christian art and aesthetics.). In trying to explain the arts, supernaturalists tend to feel that they reflect a divine Creator..
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DRAINAGE
The uplifting and warping of the surface of the continent that occurred during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs procured a number of structural basins; these are now either individually occupied by, or are linked up with, drainage systems. With the exception of the Chad Basin, all the major drainage basins have outlets to the sea. In addition, minor drainage basins, similar to that of Lake Chad, are ...
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The uplifting and warping of the surface of the continent that occurred during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs procured a number of structural basins; these are now either individually occupied by, or are linked up with, drainage systems. With the exception of the Chad Basin, all the major drainage basins have outlets to the sea. In addition, minor drainage basins, similar to that of Lake Chad, are ...
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Climatic regions. When considered in detail, the movement of air masses and their effects provide the basis for a division of the continent into eight climatic regions. These are the hot desert, semi-arid, tropical wet-and dry, equatorial (tropical wet), Mediterranean, humid subtropical marine, warm temperate upland, and mountain regions.
The hot desert region comprised the Sahara and Kalahari, which are always...
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The hot desert region comprised the Sahara and Kalahari, which are always...
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CLIMATE
Factors influencing the African climate. Q number of factors influence the climate of the African continent.
Firstly, practically the whole of the continent—which extends from latitude 35°S to about 37°N—lies within the tropical zone. Secondly, the near bisection of the continent by the Equator results in a largely symmetrical arrangement of climatic zones on either side. This symmetry is, however, ...
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Factors influencing the African climate. Q number of factors influence the climate of the African continent.
Firstly, practically the whole of the continent—which extends from latitude 35°S to about 37°N—lies within the tropical zone. Secondly, the near bisection of the continent by the Equator results in a largely symmetrical arrangement of climatic zones on either side. This symmetry is, however, ...
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PRESENT GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES AND RELIEF.
Africa represents a magnificent example of the relation of geological structure to relief. In the north, the chains of the Atlas Mountains, extending from west to east, evoke the orogenesis of the Alpine episode and are separated from the Sahara basement rock by the great interrupted line of the souther Atlas. Egypt, by contrast, exposes the magnitude of the Cretaceous ...
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Africa represents a magnificent example of the relation of geological structure to relief. In the north, the chains of the Atlas Mountains, extending from west to east, evoke the orogenesis of the Alpine episode and are separated from the Sahara basement rock by the great interrupted line of the souther Atlas. Egypt, by contrast, exposes the magnitude of the Cretaceous ...
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The Mesozoic Era. comprising three periods—the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous—the Mesozoic Era is remarkable for the overflowing of ancient seas and for the emergence of massive land formations containing interesting fossil remains.
Marine formations. During the Triassic period, ancient sea left deposit in North Africa, the souther Sahara, /egypt, Arabia, and parts of Tanzania and northern Madagascar.
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Marine formations. During the Triassic period, ancient sea left deposit in North Africa, the souther Sahara, /egypt, Arabia, and parts of Tanzania and northern Madagascar.
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The Paleozoic Era. The Paleozoic Era, which comprised the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, and the Permian periods, includes two principal mountain-building episodes—the Caledonian and the Hercynian. During this era the continent may be said to have taken shape—the cratons fused and the landmass emerged. A glacial period of this era was marked hy deposition tillites (sedimentary rocks...
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STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE
The Precambrian. The Precambrian landmass in Africa comprises four groups of interconnected crayons (immobile parts of the /earch, usually of large size). These are firstly, the West African Craton, which became stable about 2,000,000,000 years ago and which today comprises the states of Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Liberal, the Ivory Coast, Ghana and the western Ahaggar (Hoggar) mountain...
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The Precambrian. The Precambrian landmass in Africa comprises four groups of interconnected crayons (immobile parts of the /earch, usually of large size). These are firstly, the West African Craton, which became stable about 2,000,000,000 years ago and which today comprises the states of Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Liberal, the Ivory Coast, Ghana and the western Ahaggar (Hoggar) mountain...
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I. Geological history
The African continent essentially consists of an ancient Precambrian Shield (formed between 570,000,000 and 4,000,000,000 years ago) that has since been folded, metamorphosed (altered in composition or structure by heat and pressure), and granitized. As a result of later erosion, Precambrian rock outcrops on 57 percent of the continent's surface.
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The African continent essentially consists of an ancient Precambrian Shield (formed between 570,000,000 and 4,000,000,000 years ago) that has since been folded, metamorphosed (altered in composition or structure by heat and pressure), and granitized. As a result of later erosion, Precambrian rock outcrops on 57 percent of the continent's surface.
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In tropical Africa, where rainfall is heavy, many rivers empty into the sea. The four longest are the Nile (which flows northward beyond tropical latitudes), the Congo, the Niger, and the Zambezi. In the course of their lengthy journeys to the sea, they encounter cataracts as they break through the plateau region down to the narrow coastal plain, incising deep gorges in the process. Although often navigable for...
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