African Geography

largest desert in Africa

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• Atacama Desert

Longest river in the world

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Yangtze River

• Yangtze River

This grassland covers most of all of Africa and is located near the equator

• Savanna

• Desert

• Rainforest

• Tundra

Second longest river in Africa

• Congo River

• Zambezi River

• Nile River

• Orange River

Due to desertification the ____________ continues to grow larger

• Sahel

• Nile River

• Savanna

• Rainforest

This physical feature is home to many safari animals

• Savanna

• Sahara Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• Lake Tanganyika

Largest rainforest in Africa

• Amazon

• Congo

• Australia

• Indoneisa

Besides the deserts, the ____________ is very difficult to live in because of desertification and overgrazing

• Sahel

• Amazon Rainforest

• Arctic Tundra

• Mediterranean Sea

Africa's continuous geographical trench

• Great Rift Valley

• Nile River

• Lake Victoria

• Sahara Desert

Highest mountain in Africa

• Mt. Kilimanjaro

• Mt. Everest

• Mt. Meru

• Mt. Elgon