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I run across the entire width of Northern Africa. I am the largest desert in the world. I am covered with sand dunes, rolling rocky hills and wide streches of gravel that go on for miles and miles. Few people live in me, however, people travel through me by camel to caravan, jeeps to trucks regularly by day and night!
What is Sahara Desert
100
I am a large country in central Africa with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. I am rich in natural resources and have the added advantage of the Congo River as a route for transportation and commerce. In addition to my rainforests, I am also rich in mineral resourcesm including copper, cobalt, and diamonds. I have had a troubled history, both with European colonialism and later civil war. My political situation is unstable.
What is Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
100
I am the destuction on trees and other vegetation
What is Deforestation
100
We live in the Sahara. We move from place to place, usually travelling by camel, looking for water or food.
What are nomads
100
I'm found in parts of the world that are warm and humid and usually in an area near the earth's equator. Rich plant life and plentiful water allow thousands of different animals, fish and insects to live there.
What is Rainforests
200
I am South of the Saharah. I'm known for being a dry and semi-arid region that is slowly turning into a desert. Little rain ever touches this region. Because so many people have cut down my trees and have allowed animals to overgraze, the soil has become dry and has begun to blow away.
What is Sahel
200
I am also a large Noth African country. I am located along the banks of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean coast. The Nile River runs the length of me and empties near my city, Alexandria. Cairo, my captial, is located along the Nile. I am mostly desert. Most of my people live along the Nile as well.
What is Egypt
200
I am a period of little rainfall. Sahel knows all about me as I have hurt that area in the past. People who live during me, often face starvation and poverty. Many people move into urban areas to get away from me to find work, but most find more poverty. In recent years, the United Nations and the World Food Bank have come to the aid of those living in parts of the Sahel when I'm around.
What is drought
200
We've been living in the Sahara for centuries. We are nomadic, therefore, we are always moving. Our name means, "free men." Unfortunately, it is becoming harder to make a living in traditional ways, so many of us have settled down to live in small villages and towns where we can find steady work.
Who are the Tuareg
200
This means that those species no longer exist anywhere in the world. Destruction of forests contributes to soil erosion and desertification that can in turn contribute to me.
What is extinction
300
You will find me in the middle of Africa, close to the equator. I am the grasslands, known for my tropical habitats. You will find many animals here that are associated with Africa. Animals like lions, elephants, and many other species. If you are a farmer, live here. My soil is good when the rains come! However, if there is a lack of rainfall, life as a farmer will be difficult.
What is savanna
300
You can find me along the eastern coast of Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean. I am famous for my magnificent animal parks and rich savanna grasslands. My national slogan is "Harambee," which is a Swahili word that means people need to "work together."
What is Kenya
300
I am the process of the desert expanding into areas that had formerly been farmland. As the land is overused, the soil becomes poor and powdery. As the desert expands, people are less able to grow enough food to feed them. People living in the areas that go through this process face hunger and hardship.
What is desertification
300
You will grow just enough food for your familes when you use this approach.
What is subsistence farming
300
These are local beliefs that Swahili follow
What is mila
400
I flow through Central and West Africa, through the largest rainforest in Africa and second largest rainforest in the world. I begin in Central Africa near Lake Tanganyika (which is one of the largest and deepest freshwater lakes in the world.)
What is Congo River
400
You have to look at the bottom of Africa to find me! I'm at the southern-most tip. I'm mostly fills with broad plateaus with large streches of grasslands. These are home to many animals such as:lions, elephants, giraffes, and leopards. You can find the Kalahari Desert right above me!
What is South Africa
400
Want to see the difference between areas of Egypt that are well watered by the Nile River and the point at which the water stops? Look at me!
What is Nile Delta
400
This is a region where grass is able to grow naturally. Usually there is not enough water to sustain trees and forests
What is savanna
400
one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world and one of the deepest lakes in the world, located in the Great Rift Vally
What is Lake Tanganyika
500
I am the longest river in the world! I begin in the central mountains of Africa. I have two parts, the White and the Blue. As the river flows, and stretch over 4,000 miles until I reach the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria, Egypt.
What is Nile River
500
I am a large nation filled with nearly every kind of habitat found in Africa. The north is close to the Sahara and is rocky. My coastland is rich in oil, though problems and corruption in the government have meant the Nigerian people enjoy few benefits from their country's oil wealth.
What is Nigeria
500
You can find me where the cultivated land ends and the desert begins.
What is "Green Line"
500
I am the largest savanna in the world. I cover almost half of Africa. During the winter dry season, the grass turns brown and grass fires occur. These fires are part of the natural cycle of life in the savanna.
What is African savanna
500
I am a member of a Semitic people inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East
What is Arab