SS7G1 Africa's Vocabulary Features

located in central Africa; received independence in 1960; borders Atlantic Ocean

• Republic of Sudan

• tropical rainforest

• Sahara

• Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)

Large North African country located along the banks of the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea; Nile River runs the length of the country

• Kenya

• Sahel

• Nile River

• Egypt

Located along the eastern coast of Africa bordering the Indian Ocean

• Kenya

• Sahel

• Sahara

• tropical rain forest

Located along the central coast; areas with hot and humid climates and dense forests with trees hundreds of feet tall

• tropical rain forest

• South Africa

• Republic of Sudan

• South Sudan

Large nation on the coast of West Africa that has nearly every kind of habitat found in Africa

• Sahara

• Atlas Mountains

• Nigeria

• Nile River

Located in the northern half of Africa, it is the largest desert in the world

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Kenya

• South Africa

Third largest river in Africa flows over 2,600 miles; mouth is a vast delta sometimes called the "Oil Delta" because of the petroleum industry there

• South Africa

• Niger River

• Nile River

• Congo River

Begins in central Africa near Lake Tanganyika and flows almost 3,000 miles before it reaches the Atlantic Ocean

• Nile River

• Congo River

• Niger River

• South Africa

Landlocked country located in east Africa; granted its independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011 due to many years of civil unrest

• Congo River

• South Africa

• South Sudan

• Niger River

Longest river in the world begins in the central mountains of Africa and flows over 4,000 miles until it reaches the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria, Egypt

• Nile River

• Niger River

• Congo River

• Lake Victoria