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Northwest africa seperates the medditeranean coast region from the sahara

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atlas mountain range

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The entire northern half ofAfrica largest desert few people live here ( traders and nomads) sand dunes, rolling rocky hills, and camels

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Sahara deset

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South of the sahara dry/semi-arid region little rain people cut trees and overgraze and it turns to desert as the plants dissappear, soil drys and begins to blow away

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Sahel

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Along central coast hot ,humid dense forest alot of vegetation many animals/ birds cutting trees down- deforestation

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Tropical Rainforest

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Middle of the continent close to equator vast grassland Tropical climate farming/good rain (wet and dry season) Lions, elephants

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Savanna

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Sothern africa Sorrounded semi-arid areas Becoming drier -(desertification)

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Kalahari desert

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Longest river in the world Flows south to north empties into the medditeranean

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Nile river

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West central through rainforest begins lake tanganyika ends atlantic ocean

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Congo river

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third largest river in Africa vast delta oil delta important to petroleum industry

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Niger river

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lake tangonake

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