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An area drained by a major river and its tributaries
The world’s longest river flowing over 4000 miles through the Sudan Basin into Urganda, Sudan and Egypt
A long, thin valley created by the moving apart of the continental plates
A volcano in Tanzania in Africa, also highest peak in Africa
A steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top
The largest desert in the world, stretching 3000 miles across the African continent
An underground layer of rock that stores water
A place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface
An area east of Africa, containing some of the best grassland in the world
The area encompassing the top of the trees in the a rain forest about 150 feet
A dam on the Nile River in Egypt, completed in 1970, increased Egypt’s farmland by 50%
Delta of the Niger River and an area of Nigeria with rich oil deposits
A narrow band of dry grassland, running east to west on the southern edge of the Sahara
An expansion of dry conditions to moist areas that are next to deserts
A dam on the Nile River in Egypt, completed in 1970, which increased Egypt’s farmable land by 50%
Loose sedimentary material containing very small rock particles
Eighth leading oil exporter in the world
Disease caused by the increase number of mosquitoes
Trees in west Africa that help build up dry land in swamps
Where major rain forest of Africa sits on

Congo Basin Rainforest
Ethiopian Highlands
Great Rift Valley
Mount Kilimanjaro
Atlas Mountains
Kalahari Desert
Victoria River
Lake Victoria
Sahara Desert
Zambezi River
Gulf of Aden
Namib Desert
Congo Basin
Congo River
Niger River
Nile River
Lake Chad
Savanna
Sahel

industrial diamond
Drakensberg Range
Lake Tanganyika
desertification
Bernard Lagat
Lake Victoria
deforestation
Mount Kenya
Kilimanjaro
rain forest
rift valley
Nile River
ecotourism
escarpment
succulent
principal
Ethiopia
Kalahari
Tanzania
enormous
Swahili
savanna
drought
Sahara
annual
canopy
series
Congo
Namib
gorge

Where is the Sahara located
What desert is one of the driest places on earth
Huge stores of underground water
When water comes to the surface
Where does the rainforest sit
The worlds longest river
These formed as the continental plates pulled apart
A steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top
South Africa produces nearly 80% of the worlds __________
What is Africa’s highest mountain
An area drained by a major river and its tributaries
The area encompassing the tops of the trees in a rain forest

Tropical Rain Forest
Great Rift Valley
Atlas Mountains
Kalahari Desert
Religious Group
Mt Kilimanjaro
Deforestation
Lake Victoria
Sahara Desert
Ethnic Group
Congo River
Nationalism
Niger River
Nile River
Savannah
Ashanti
Swahili
Bantu
Sahel
Arab

MEDITERRANEAN
KILIMANJARO
ETHIOPIAN
VICTORIA
ATLANTIC
KALAHARI
AFRICA
INDIAN
SAHARA
NIGER
ATLAS
CONGO
SAHEL
NILE
CHAD
RED

africa
sahara
sahel
waterpollution
desertification
airpollution
savanna
atlasmountains
niger river
nile river
kalahari desert
egypt

A large area in Africa that is mostly grassland
The destruction of trees and other vegetation
Area with a hot and humid climate with thick vegetation
A country located located in north east Africa known for it's pyramids
The highest point located in Africa
When something like air or water is contaminated
What river provides the Sahel with water
The largest desert in the world located in Africa
A desert located in Southern
The largest river in Africa. It can be found in North East Africa
An extended period of time without rainfall
The country that the Atlas Mountains can be found in
The largest lake located in Africa
Rich topsoil carried by floodstreams
A sea laying between Africa and Asia
What river is located in the rainforest?
The process of land becoming desert
Continued use of chemical fertilizer can cause ---- to build up
What part of Africa has access to the Niger River
A country that is located on a island east of the mainland

The largest desert in the world, located in Northern Africa
Huge stores of underground water, typically found in deserts
When the water from an aquifer comes to the surface in a desert
Steep slopes with plateaus on top
The highest peak in Africa, and the highest freestanding volcano in the world
When land sinks from divergent tectonic plates and forms a thin depression in the ground
A river that provides 95% of Egyptians with water and is used for irrigation, hydroelectric power, and transportation
An expansion of dry conditions into the wet areas that are next to deserts
A plain that has major biodiversity in plants and animals, and the grasslands can be as tall as the average person
A technique used by burning trees and grasses just to clear the field for its fertile soil

Subsistence
Nile
Diseases
Swahili
Sahara
Unequal
Christianity
Victoria
Bantu
Landlocked
Kalahari
Islam
Savanna
Slashandburn
Desertification
Water
Deforestation
Rainforest
Tanganyika
Arab
Niger
Congo
Ashanti
Atlas