What is the Great Rift Valley?
Q: What is the Great Rift Valley?
A: The Great Rift Valley is a geographical trench that runs from northern Syria in Southwest Asia to central Mozambique in East Africa.
Q: What is the length of the Great Rift Valley?
A: The Great Rift Valley is about 6,000 kilometers or 3,700 miles in length.
Q: What is the cause of the geological activity in the Great Rift Valley?
A: The western part of Africa is rifting away from the eastern part, which causes all the geological activity at the Valley.
Q: How will the geography of the African continent change in the future?
A: Far in the future, a sea will run between the two parts of Africa, as the Arabian peninsula is already almost separated.
Q: What is the significance of the Great Rift Valley in terms of plate tectonics?
A: The whole process of the Great Rift Valley is a part of plate tectonics.
Q: How is the Great Rift Valley divided in eastern Africa?
A: In eastern Africa, the valley divides into two, the Western Rift Valley and the Eastern Rift Valley.
Q: How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites owe their formation to the geography and geology of the Great Rift Valley?
A: There are about 20 UNESCO World Heritage Sites which owe their formation to the geography and geology of the Great Rift Valley.
