Africa's Geography
Congo River
2nd longest river in Africa; crosses the equator twice; flows through the rain forest in west central Africa
Kalahari Desert
Arid to semi-arid desert in southern Africa; located in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
What mountain range is located in northern Africa?
Atlas Mountains
Great Rift Valley
Dip in the Earths surface that was caused by separating tectonic plates; surrounded by highlands; located in eastern Africa.
What is the name of the dip in Earth's surface that was caused by separating tectonic plates?
Great Rift Valley
What desert is located in southern Africa?
Kalahari Desert
Sahara
Largest desert in the world; located in northern Africa.
Atlas Mountains
Mountain range in northern Africa between Sahara and Mediterranean Sea; located in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria.
What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Which river is the main river in western Africa?
Niger River
What is the world's longest river?
Nile River
Savanna
Rolling grasslands with scattered trees and shrubs; 4.5 million square miles; covers regions north and south of the rain forests around the equator.
What is the major landform of northern Africa?
Sahara
What is the world's largest hot desert?
Sahara
What is Africa's transition zone between desert and rain forest?
Sahel
What landform has rolling grassland and scattered trees?
Savanna
What is the southernmost country in Africa?
South Africa
Tropical Rain Forest
The 2nd largest rain forest in the world; 90% has been destroyed because of deforestation; located in central Africa.
Mt. Kilimanjaro
The highest mountain in Africa; 19,340 feet above sea level; located in Tanzania, eastern Africa.
Sahel
The transition zone between desert and rain forest; has become more of a desert in recent years; located south of the Sahara and north of the equator.
Nile River
The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea
What landform lies along the Atlantic coast near the equator?
Tropical Rain Forest
Lake Victoria
largest lake in Africa; headwaters reservoir for the Nile River; located in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Niger River
principle river of west Africa
