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Water
Land Features
Rivers
Climate Regions
Key Terms
100
Man made lake that provides hydroelectric power.
What is Lake Volta?
100
Undergone the process of desertification.
What is the Sahel?
100
Known for its delta.
What is the Niger River?
100
Cover 15% of land surface in Africa.
What is the rain forest?
100
Hot, dry wind blowing south out of the Sahara.
What is the harmattan?
200
Source of the White Nile.
What is Lake Victoria?
200
Highest point in Africa.
What is Mt. Kilimanjaro?
200
Flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile River?
200
Problems faced in the rain forest.
What is leaching and clear cutting?
200
large waterfall.
What is cataract?
300
Disappearing because of drought and irrigation.
What is Lake Chad?
300
Percent of Africa that is desert.
What is 40?
300
Empties into the Indian Ocean.
What is the Zambezi River?
300
This is where you find moderate climates.
What are coastal areas and highlands?
300
Area where the tide meets a river current.
What is an estuary?
400
Location of most lakes in Africa.
What is the Great Rift Valley?
400
One of the world's largest savannas.
What is the Serengeti Plain?
400
Central Africa's most important river.
What is the Congo River?
400
Cause of rapid decomposition in the rain forest.
What is humidity?
400
Steep cliff
What is an escarpment?
500
Natural wonder found on the Zambezi River.
What is Victoria Falls?
500
Africa's size in comparison to the United States.
What is 3x larger?
500
Number of major rivers in Africa.
What is 4?
500
Factors causing climate variations in Africa.
What is elevation, latitude, ocean currents, and wind patterns?
500
To wash nutrients out of the soil.
What is leach?