Climate in Namibia In Namibia there is a subtropical-continental desert climate with high midday temperatures and low rainfall. However, there are climatic differences between the individual regions. The lowest rainfall can be expected in the Namib on the west coast, with a consistently warm wind that ensures daytime temperatures of up to 25 ° C…
Category: Africa
But what climates can Africa be divided into?
A special feature of this continent, which only Africa can show, is the overlap of the two tropics of the earth. Accordingly, Africa can also mainly be described as a tropical continent, although the subtropics can be found both in the north and in the south. In general, however, the tropical climates follow one another almost symmetrically. Since the so-called “Congo Basin” and the Upper Berguine Coast core areas are known for their tropical, humid climate, only temperatures above 18 degrees Celsius and high amounts of precipitation can be recorded here. In the north, south and east of the continent, however, a hot and humid savanna climate can be found, which is characterized by both rainy and dry seasons. Furthermore, areas near the equator also belong to the hot savannah climate in East Africa.
The exclusively arid regions of Africa are the central regions of Namibia and Kalahari and the Sahara, which have high temperatures every day. Areas on the Red Sea, on the other hand, can undoubtedly be called the hottest places on earth. Because temperatures of up to 50 degrees can be reached here in the summer months of July and August. The north of Sudan is also strongly influenced by this climate, but has lower temperatures. A dry summer and partly Mediterranean climate can only be found in the Cape Country.
In terms of topography, the continent of Africa can be divided into 53 states. It is also worth mentioning that the state of Mauritania has been excluded and Morocco has replaced it. Furthermore, the so-called “Arab Sahara Republic” is not officially to be found, but is recognized as a full member by many other countries on the continent. The Somaliland Republic has not yet been formally recognized either. But regardless of any political point of view, the number of 53 African states remains.
Africa’s languages
There is no continent in which more languages with their different dialects are spoken than in Africa. However, the African languages should by no means be seen as a common language family. The Arabic spoken in North Africa has absolutely nothing to do with the Afrikaans spoken in South Africa. An important subdivision of languages is those that originated in Africa and are only spoken there, and languages that were introduced from outside, such as English and Arabic. The former colonial languages, English, French and Portuguese, are still widely spoken in the former colonies and are usually also the official language of the countries concerned or at least serve as the lingua franca. For more information about the continent of Africa, please check physicscat.com.
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