Southern Africa
Fourth largest island in the world
Madagascar
Most populous nation in Africa
Nigeria
Lake that is drying up quickly in North Africa
Lake Chad
Highest mountain in Africa
Mt Kilamanjaro
Famous president of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Largest waterfall in Africa and 2nd largest in the world
Victoria Falls
"Lion mountain" country
Sierra Leone
300 mile transitional area between the Sahara desert and the savannah
The Sahel
Newest country created
South Sudan
Name for the region of Somalia that juts out into the Indian Ocean
Horn of Africa
Country completely surrounded by South Africa
Lesotho
This country allows people to fly their "flag of convenience"
Liberia
Arabic word that means the west
Maghreb
Where the Nile river begins
Burundi
Racial segregation in South Africa
Apartheid
The coast off this country is known as the "Skeleton Coast"
Namibia
This nation means "land of upright men"
Burkina Faso
Country that was home to 3 ancient empires
Mali
Libya's greatest export
oil
Vast sand deserts
Ergs
First Europeans to settle in South Africa
Boers
Formerly owned by the King of Belgium
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mountain chain that is the "Switzerland of the desert"
Air Mountains
Another name for Mt Sinai
Jebel Musa
20 mile wide entrance to the Red Sea that is controlled by Djbouti
Bab-al-Mandeb