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17 Cards in this Set
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the four major bodies of water that surround africa are...
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Indian ocean, Atlantic ocean, Red sea,Mediterranean sea
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name the tallest mountain in africa
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mount killimanjaro
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name three island nations on the map of africa
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madagascar, seychelles, and comoros
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name five deserts located in africa
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kalahari desert, nubian desert, libyan desert, tibesti desert, and namib desert
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escarpment
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a long cliff or steep, rock-faced slope. it separates two level land surfaces (can be different elevations)
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plateau
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a flat elevated area of land usually has one steep side. africa has many high plateaus
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basin
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a valley or a depression of the surface of the ground. the lowest point usually has a lake or a river running throught it
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rift
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a long, deep valley usually with mountainous slopes
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volcano
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a mountain or hill over an opening in the Earth's crust where molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected
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mountain
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a natural elevation of land higher than a hill. mount killimanjaro is the tallest(19340ft)
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lake
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an inland body of water of considerable size
lake victoria is the source of the nile river 2nd largest freshwater in world lake tanginika is the 2nd deepest |
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river
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a fairly large natural stream of water
major rivers nile, zaire, zambezi, niger |
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waterfall
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a steap descent of water from a river or stream many rivers in Africa have steep waterfalls-makes it difficult to navigate inland
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rain forest
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a densely forested area, usually found near the equator, where rain falls nearly every day
tall trees, unique wildlife, bad soil, most diverse assembly |
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savanna
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flat grassland in tropical region with scattered trees
-two seasons short, rainy season longer,dry season |
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semi-desert
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a region with sparse vegetation (lika desert)
seasonal rainfall(lika savanna) the sahel (south of sahara) |
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desert
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extremely dry with only 10 in of raina yr
temps extreme ex namib kalahari |
