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SUB-SAHARA AFRICA Physical Characteristics

NIGERIA Name the COUNTRY

SUDAN & South Sudan

Name the COUNTRY BOTSWANA

Name the COUNTRY CHAD

Name the COUNTRY Democratic Republic of CONGO

Name the COUNTRY GABON

Name the COUNTRY KENYA

Name the COUNTRY MADAGASCAR

Name the COUNTRY MOZAMBIQUE

Name the COUNTRY TANZANIA

Name the COUNTRY SOUTH AFRICA

Name the COUNTRY ETHIOPIA

What is the LONGEST river in the world?  The NILE RIVER

Where does the Nile River start? Lake Victoria

Where does the Nile River end? Mediterranean Sea

THE ZAMBEZI RIVER Which river starts in Zambia & flows through Mozambique to the Indian Ocean?

THE NIGER RIVER What is the largest river in West Africa?

THE CONGO RIVER What is the name of the long, deep river that flows through central Africa?

THE ATLANTIC OCEAN What is the name of the ocean to the WEST of Africa?

THE INDIAN OCEAN What is the name of the ocean to the EAST of Africa?

THE RED SEA What is the name of the sea between Africa and Saudi Arabia?

LAKE VICTORIA What is the name of the largest lake in Africa?

Tanzania, Kenya & Uganda What three countries border Lake Victoria?

Lake Tanganyika What is the second deepest lake in the world (after Lake Baikal)?

Escarpments What is the name of the steep cliffs that separate the plateau of Africa from the coastal plains?

Mount Kilimanjaro What is the tallest mountain in Africa?

Victoria Falls What is the name of the large waterfalls on the Zambezi River?

What two major lines of latitude run through Africa?

What is the climate like around the equator?

What is a characteristic of Africa’s coastine?

What is the term for countries with no coastline?

What are 3 major minerals found in Africa?

What is the soil in RAIN FORESTS like?

What 2 deserts are found in southwestern Africa?

What region south of the Sahara is struggling with desertification?

What is the name of the well-known nature preserve in Kenya & Tanzania?