Africa's Geography

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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


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