Geography
A waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls
Giraffe
Savannah, Grassland, Woodland
Hinduism
A courtship dance for men to get the attention of young marriageable women
Guérewol
Includes Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi, Lesotho, Botswana, and Angola
South Africa
A lava tube in eastern Kenya first discovered in 1975
Leviathan Cave
Zebra
thorny scrublands, mountains, coastal hills
The monotheistic religion of the Jews
Judaism
When a Mursi girl reaches the age of 15 or 16, her lower lip is cut by her mother or another older woman in the settlement. The cut is held open by a wooden plug for about three months while it heals. Then a wooden or pottery plate is inserted in the bottom lip.
Lip plates of the Mursi
Includes Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan
East Africa
An area of relatively level high ground
Plateau
Hippopotamus
rivers, lakes, mangrove swamps
The religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah
Islam
A long, loose-fitting, often embroidered gown having wide sleeves and a hole in the center for the head, worn especially by Yoruba men
Agbada
Includes Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and Gabon
Equatorial Africa
An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top
Butte
Gorilla
cloud forests
The religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices
Christianity
A brimless cylindrical cap with a flat crown, worn by men in East Africa, especially Swahili-speaking cultures
Kofia
Includes Togo, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Nigeria, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ghana, Gambia, Burkina Faso, and Benin and three island nations namely Cape Verde, Sāo Tomé and Principe, and Saint Helena
West Africa
A loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment of which extensive deposits occur
Loess
Gazelle
deserts, grasslands, savannas
The amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought
Syncretism
A loose hooded cloak, typically woolen, of a kind traditionally worn by Arabs
Djellaba
Includes Eritrea, Sudan, Chad, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Gambia, and Senegal
African Transition Zone