The world’s (hot) largest desert, located in Northern Africa
What is the Sahara Desert?
The sedimentary basin of the Congo River.
What is the Congo Basin?
Long, narrow, deep inlets between steep cliffs that glacial motion carved into the land during the glacier’s movement to sea level.
What are fjords?
The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. It is also referred to as the “Cradle of Civilization.”
What is Mesopotamia?
Cultivation or farming of fish in a controlled artificial environment.
What is Aquaculture?
A vast hill of sand with few plants to hold it down (like those found in Grand Erg in central Algeria).
What are Dunes?
A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions.
What is Savanna?
The layer of soil beneath the surface that remains frozen throughout the year
What is Permafrost?
A three-hundred-mile-wide band of grass-covered plains in Africa between the Sahara and the tropical forests.
What is Sahel?
A mountain formed by fault-line movement
What is Massif?
A valley caused by the junction of tectonic plates.
What is Rift Valley?
Area of fertile land watered by a natural spring or other water sources, such as aquifers in the desert.
What is Oasis?
A dry streambed that fills up with water after rainstorms.
What is Wadi?
Sediment that is deposited by a river.
What is Alluvial Deposits?
Areas of shallow water in rivers where boulders break the surface.
What are Cataracts?
A large amount of snow that detaches and moves down a mountain
What is Avalanche?
Climate conditions that form over the interior of a large landmass and are characterized by temperature extremes, such as hot summers and cold winters.
What is Continentality?
A shrub whose leaves are harvested and chewed as a narcotic.
What is Khat?