Africa
Embark on an African safari with Learning Mole’s “High Five Facts About Africa”! This video is a journey into the diverse and vibrant continent that is home to rich cultures, breathtaking landscapes, and a multitude of wildlife. From the majestic Serengeti to the ancient wonders of Egypt, we’re about to uncover the fascinating and varied facts that make Africa a continent of contrasts. So, raise your hand for a high-five and join us as we explore the high-fiving facts about Africa. It’s a celebration of diversity, resilience, and the incredible tapestry of this vast and enchanting land! 🌍🦓🏞️✋
Transcription for Africa
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Today, we’re going to hear five awesome facts about Africa fact number one. Africa sits on the equator the equator is an imaginary line that stretches all the way around the world. This line is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole. It splits the world into the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. Africa sits on this imaginary line two-thirds of Africa are in the Northern Hemisphere and the bottom third is in the seven hemisphere. If you visit Africa, you can go and visit the spot where the equator passes through the equator passes through six countries in the continent of Africa and many have markers showing you the equator.
Fact number two Africa is a very diverse place with over 3,000 nationalities of people that live there. Geographers have tried to count all the languages that are spoken there and found that over 2,000 languages are spoken in Africa. There are too many languages to know the exact number. The diversity is due to how big Africa is. There are 1.2 billion people living in Africa that is over 16% of the population of the whole world. Arabic is the most commonly spoken language in Africa. If you visit Africa, you can say hello in Arabic by saying Marhaba this means hello or hi.
fact number three Africa is the hottest continent in the world. The hottest average temperature in the world is an Ethiopia, which has a temperature of 33.9 degrees Celsius on average. The African continent has three deserts. This includes the biggest hottest desert in the world the Sahara despite the very hot weather Africa also has the longest river in the world the Nile River in Sudan and Egypt, which is over 4,000 miles long it even runs through the desert. Fact number four the world’s largest free-standing mountain is in Africa freestanding mountains are not part of a larger group of mountains known as a mountain range.
The tallest mountain in the world is Mount Everest, but it is part of a larger range of mountains called the Himalayas. Mount Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania and stands on its own. It is 5,895 meters tall and that is as tall as 18 times the Eiffel Tower. fact number five the largest bird in the world lives in Africa The largest bird in the world is the ostrich. It is the tallest and heaviest bird in the world. Even though ostriches are birds they cannot fly, but they can run very fast.
They can run over 40 miles per hour. Their eggs are the biggest of any bird in the world and they can be 15 centimeters tall. That’s the same size as a small ruler ostriches live in the savannas. And so they are found in both north and south of Africa. I hope you enjoyed my five awesome facts about Africa. See you soon.