Africa Map Lab

raised area of land, such as a hill or mountain, with a flat top

• Mountain

• Plateau

• Hill

• Basin

a bowl-shaped depression, or hollow, in Earth’s surface

• plateau

• basin

• desert

• valley

a climate with warm to hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters

• Arid

• Mediterranean

• Tropical Wet

• Humid Subtropical

a climate that is hot and dry all year with very little rain

• Marine West Coast

• Arid

• Mediterranean

• Tropical Wet & Dry

a climate with hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters

• Arid

• Semiarid

• Mediterranean

• Tropical Wet

a climate that is hot all year with rainy and dry seasons

• Tropical Wet

• Tropical Wet & Dry

• Semiarid

• Marine West Coast

a climate that is hot and rainy all year

• Tropical Wet & Dry

• Tropical Wet

• Humid Subtropical

• Mediterranean

a zone where temperature, precipitation, and plant types vary with latitude and elevation.

• Tropical Wet

• Highlands

• Desert Scrub

• Chaparral

a climate with warm summers, cool winters, and rainfall all year

• Mediterranean

• Marine West Coast

• Tropical Wet

• Humid Subtropical

a climate with hot, rainy summers and mild winters with some rain

• Marine West Coast

• Humid Subtropical

• Tropical Wet & Dry

• Semiarid