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Africa is often characterized as a plateau continent. A plateau is an "upland" or "tableland". An area of relatively high elevation. Most of Africa is well above 3000 feet.

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Why is Africa called the plateau continent?

It is called the plateau continent, because Africa is sperated 2 big plateaux. And in lots of years Africa will be seperted into 2 continents.Africa is called the plateau continent because the whole continent is a plateau. Or land area that is considerably raised above sea level.plateau does not mean poor.


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