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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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