ag flashcards

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Northwest Region of Africa Sepperates Medditerranean costal region from the Sahara Desert

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Atlas Mountain Range

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North entire width of Africa Largest desert in the world few people live here (traders/nomads) Rolling hills, sand dunes, rocky hills Animal you may find- camel

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Sahara Desert

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South of the Sahara dry semi-arid region very little rain desertification as people cut down trees and animals overgraze plants dissapear and soil blows away

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Sahel

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Located along the Central Coast Hot with humid climate Dense Forest Many animals and birds

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Tropical Rainforest

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Close to the equator(center of Africa) Vast grassland tropical climate Good for farming when it rains Problem with deforestation animal you may see- lion

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Savanna

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Southern tip of Africa Surrounded by semi-arid areas becoming dries (desertificaion)

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Kalahari Desert

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Longest river in the world Flows south to north Empties into Mediterranian Sea

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Nile River

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Congo river basin West Central through rainforest Begins at lake Tanganyika Empties into Atlantic Ocean

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Congo River

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3rd largest river in Africa mouth, vast delta, “oil delta’” important to oil industry

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Niger river

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Largest/ deepest freshwater lake Nile river begins here

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Lake Tanganyika

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Victoria Falls 1 of the largest lakes in surface area

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Lake Victoria

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Coastline on the Atlantic ocean

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Democratic Republic of the Congo