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Sunday 11 May 2014

DOWN ARE EXAMPLE OF THE GREAT ESCAPEMENT IN OF NAMIBIA




THE GREAT ESCAPEMENT

The Great Escarpment swiftly rises to over 2,000 metres (6,562 ft). Average temperatures and temperature ranges increase as you move further inland from the cold Atlantic waters, while the lingering coastal fogs slowly diminish. Although the area is rocky with poorly developed soils, it is nonetheless significantly more productive than the Namib Desert. As summer winds are forced over the Escarpment, moisture is extracted as precipitation.The water, along with rapidly changing topography, is responsible for the creation of microhabitats which offer a wide range of organisms, many of them endemic. Vegetation along the escarpment varies in both form and density, with community structure ranging from dense woodlands to more shrubby areas with scattered trees. A number of Acacia species are found here, as well as grasses and other shrubby vegetation.


Sunday 23 March 2014

Tuesday 18 March 2014


Namib Desert
Desert
Namib desert MODIS.jpg
An image of the Namib Desert by the MODIS satellite
CountriesNamibia, Angola
LandmarksNamib-Naukluft National Park,Naukluft Mountains,Skeleton Coast, Spitzkoppe,Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, Sperrgebiet
RiversSwakop River, Kuiseb River,Cunene River, Orange River,Olifants River, Tsauchab
Highest pointBrandberg Mountain 2,606 m (8,550 ft)
 - locationErongoNamibia
 - coordinates21°07′S 14°33′E
Lowest pointAtlantic Ocean 0 m (0 ft)
Length2,000 km (1,243 mi), N/S
Width200 km (124 mi), E/W
Area81,000 km2 (31,274 sq mi)
BiomeDesert
Approximate boundaries of the Namib Desert
The Namib is a coastal desert in southern Africa. The name Namib is of Nama origin and means "vast place". According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of AngolaNamibia, and South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba River in Angola, through Namibia and to the Olifants River in Western Cape, South Africa.[1][2]The Namib's northernmost portion, which extends 450 kilometres (280 mi) from the Angola-Namibia border, is known as Moçâmedes Desert, while its southern portion approaches the neighboring Kalahari Desert. From the Atlantic coast eastward, the Namib gradually ascends in elevation, reaching up to 200 kilometres (120 mi) inland to the foot of the Great Escarpment.[1] Annual precipitation ranges from 2 millimetres (0.079 in) in the most arid regions to 200 millimetres (7.9 in) at the escarpment, making the Namib the only true desert in southern Africa.[1][2][3] Having endured arid or semi-arid conditions for roughly 55–80 million years, the Namib may be the oldest desert in the world.[1][3]


Tuesday 11 March 2014

APART FROM THE CENTRAL PLATEAU WE  ALSO HAVE ANOTHER  GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THAT WE CALL THE NAMIB DESERT




LET US HAVE A LOOK ON THE NAMIBIA CENTRAL PLATEAU.

It run from south and its  boarded by the skeleton coast to the north west.

The Namibia central plateau  is home to the highest point in the country  at KONIGESTEIN elevation 2,606  meters (8,550ft).

Within the wide flat central plateau is the majority of Namibia population and economy activity . Windhoek,the nation's capital city is located here.
 

here is the photo of  Windhoek....the nation's capital city

It is were we can find most of the arable land

although arable land count for only 1 percent of  Namibia , nearly  half of the population is employed in agriculture. 


 

th photo above r example of the arable land in  Namibia.

The biotic condition here are similar  to those found along the escapement ,however the topographic complexity is reduced summer temperature in the area can reach 40 degree  Celsius (104) and frost common in winter.


TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PHOTO
 the photo show some of the central plateau part.










Saturday 22 February 2014

Namibian National Anthem - "Namibia, Land Of The Brave" (EN)

IN NAMIBIA GEOGRAPHY WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT:

#GEOGRAPHICAL AREA 

-CENTRAL PLATEAU

-NAMIB DESERT

-GREAT

#ESCAPEMENT

-BUSH VELD

-KALAHARI DESERT

-COASTAL DESERT


#WEATHER AND CLIMATE

#URBANSATION


WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY IN GENERAL?


IN GENERAL GEOGRAPHY IS THE STUDY OF EARTH`S LANDSCAPE .PEOPLE  AND ENVIRONMENT . IT IS QUIET SIMPLY ABOUT THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE.

IT SI UNIQUE I BINDING THE SOCIAL (HUMAN GEOGRAPYHY ) WITH THE NATURAL SCIENCE( PHYSICAL  GEOGRAPHY ).HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CONCERNS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMIC OF CULTURES SOCIETIES AND ECONOMIES ,AND PHYSICAL  GEOGRAPHY  CONCERNS  THE  UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMIC OF PHYSICAL  LANDSCAPE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

GEOGRAPHY PUT THIS UNDERSTANDING AND PHYSICAL OF SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL PROCESSES  WITHIN  THE CONTEXT OF PLACES AND REGIONS RECOGNIZING THE GREAT DIFFERENCE IN THE CULTURES ,POLITICAL ECONOMIES ,LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE WORLD ,AND THE LINK BETWEEN  THEM . UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSE OF DIFFERENCE AND INEQUALITIES BETWEEN PLACES AND SOCIAL GROUP  UNDERLIE MUCH OF THE NEWER DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 

GEOGRAPHY PROVIDES AN IDEAL FRAME WORK FOR RELATING OTHER FIELDS OF KNOWLEDGE, IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THOSE TRAINED AS GEOGRAPHER OFTEN CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY  TO THE APPLIED MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES  AND ENVIRONMENT .  

At 824,292 km Namibia  is the world`s thirty-fourth largest country after Mongolian ,Namibia  is the denser y populated country in the world , It the 12th  largest country in sub -Sahara Africa.

WHERE CAN WE FIND NAMIBIA?

Namibia is in Africa!!!!!!,, Namibia is boarded on the north by Angola and Zambia on the east by Botswana and Zambia on the east and south by south Africa .It. is for most part a portion of the high plateau of south Africa ,with  a general elevation of from 3,000 to 4,000

Namibian National Anthem - "Namibia, Land Of The Brave" (EN)