PLATES TECTONICS
Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that attempts to explain the motion of the Earth’s lithosphere that have formed the landscape the landscape features we see cross the globe. The theory of the plates tectonics state that the lithosphere of the earth is build up from single plates that are broken down into dozen massive and tiny particles of solid rock. These pieces of plates move near each other on the peak of the earth more fluid lower mantle to produce various type of plates boundaries that have influenced the earth’s landscape over million years.
A long time ago, a meteorologist Alfred Wegener discovered a theory that led to plate tectonics. East coast of south America and west coast of Africa appeared to fit together
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• Orange river
Nile river (also known as Gariep river) is the longest river in South Africa straight to Atlantic Ocean. It plays a major role in the economy.
• Nile river
Nile river is the longest river in the world. However, there are arguments due to the discovery of Amazon river which is said to be the longest of them all.
Its drainage basin is covers about 11 countries. It serves as water source of Egypt and Sudan. It is said to be having two major tributaries (Blue Nile and White Nile)
• Congo river
Congo river is said to be the world’s deepest river of about 220m
It is the ninth longest river and its drainage basin covers about 4 014 500 km2.
• Zambezi river
This is the world’s fourth longest river. It flows eastwards towards Indian ocean, from Africa. It basin is about 1 390 000 km2. Its feature is Victoria fall (in Mozambique)
ORIGINS OF LAKES
A stream of running water is a lake.
Lakes usually develop as a result of tectonic/ glacial activity.
Humans activity can also form lakes and meandering.
Some lakes are formed by the warping process where there’s deformation of the earth’s crust over a large