Regions and Countries Flashcards
Northwestern Africa.
_Seperates the Meditteranian coastal range from the Sahara. _
Atlas Mountain Range
Entire width of northern African
Largest desert in the world
Few people live here
Sand dunes, rolling rocky hills
An example of a animal here is a camel
Sahara Desert
South of the Sahara
Dry, semi-arid
Very little rain
People cut trees here and overgraze which turns this land to desert
As plants disappear, soil drys, and blows away
Sahel
Middle of the continent, near Equator
Vast grassland/ mostly tropical
Farming good with rain, there is a wet and dry season
Lions and elephants are example of animals here
Savannah
Along central coast/has hot and humid climate
Dense forest
Many animals/ birds
Tropical Rain Forest
Southern Africa
Surrounded by Semi-Arid region
Kalahari Desert
Longest river in the world
Flows south to north
Nile River
West central
Flows through rainforest
Begins at lake Tanganyika
Congo River
3rd largest river in the world
Has vast Deltas
Niger River
One of the largest and deepest lakes on Earth
Lake Tanganyika
Victoria Falls
One of the largest lakes in surface area
Lake Victoria
Kenya
Sudan
South Sudan
South Africa
