# africa (geography)

a large land region

- Computed level: L11 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: geography  ·  Arena: africa

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [land](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-land.geography), [region](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-region.spatial), [large](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-large.size)

**Through:** if land is arranged as region it is large

**Novel properties:**
- distinct cultural identity
- unique biodiversity
- shared geopolitical history

## Examples
- The Sahara spans 9.2 million km² across North Africa, making it the world's largest hot desert. *(geography)*
- The African Union coordinates 55 member states in pan-continental policy and conflict resolution. *(institutions)*
- The Congo River discharges 41,000 m³/s on average, forming the deepest river system in the world. *(hydrology)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-africa.geography*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-africa.geography.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*