Physical Features of Africa

Physical Features of Africa

Do you recognize these amazing physical features of the second largest continent? Test your knowledge!

_______ Falls

Located in southern Africa, the name given to these falls by an indigenous group is Mosi-oa-Tunya (“The Smoke That Thunders”).

_______ Desert

The desert’s immediate coastal area gets moisture from the near-constant level of fog, allowing succulent shrubs to thrive there. This desert is also home to a variety of wildlife, including beetles, snakes, birds, antelope, and elephants.

East African ______ System

This physical feature is responsible for much of eastern Africa’s most-breathtaking scenery, including the snowcapped peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro.

_____ River

The continent’s second longest river. With its many tributaries, it forms the largest network of navigable waterways in Africa.

The ______

Its name comes from the Arabic word for “desert,” it is the largest hot desert in the world, with a total approximate area of 3.32 million square miles.

Lake ________

Africa's largest lake, containing many island groups. It is also home to more than 200 species of fish. It has only one outlet which forms the upper section of the mighty Nile River.

_____ Forest

Covering some 24,300 square miles, this tropical rainforest has trees towering some 170 feet into the sky and supports the greatest diversity of primates of any similar such area in the world. 

____ River

Home to many different species of fish and reptiles and known as the father of African rivers; the longest river in Africa.