Physical Geography of Africa

The absence of rainfall from an area of land

• Drought

• Harmattan

• Desertification

• Arid

A region where tall grasses grow

• Sahara

• Savanna

• Rain forest

• Sahel

A narrow strip of semi-arid land south of the Sahara in Africa

• Sahara

• Savanna

• Sahel

• Rain Forest

A change from productive land to desert

• Deforestation

• Harmattan

• Oasis

• Desertification

Dense evergreen forest with an annual rainfall of at least 160 inches

• Oasis

• Savanna

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Rain forest