Terms
A group of islands
What is an archipelago?
name of the desert in northern Africa
What is the Sahara Desert?
a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
What is a mountain?
ocean to the west of Africa
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
a large mass of water; larger than a sea
What is an ocean?
point of land projecting into a body of water
What is a cape?
sea that borders Africa to the north
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
the name of the desert in southern Africa
What is the Kalahari Desert?
a dry area of land that gets little rain
What is a desert?
an area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.
What is a marsh?
ocean to the east of Africa
What is the Indian Ocean?
a mass of salt water smaller than an ocean
What is an sea?
the largest lake in Africa
What is Lake Victoria?
a triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets
What is a delta?
a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, linking two larger areas of land.
What is an isthmus?
the river in Africa crosses the Equator twice
What is the Congo River?
an area of land with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically found in tropical areas
What is a jungle?
the name of the area between the Sahara Desert and the rain forest?
What is the Sahel?
A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water
What is a strait?
a body of water partially enclosed by land
What is a bay?
Name the 7 continents.
What is Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Europe, and Antarctica.
a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.
What is a gulf?
Name the 5 oceans.
What is the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern Oceans?
a large body of water surrounded by land
What is a lake?