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Great Rift Valley
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streches from Syria in southwest asia to mozambique in the southeastern part of Africa
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Lake Victoria
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the largest lake in Africa is located betwenn the eastern and western branches of the great rift
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Niger River
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is known by many names along its course, but all of them have roughly the same meaning "great river."
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Delta
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a triangular section of land formed by sand and silt carried downriver.
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Congo river
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reaches the sea through a deep passage where freshwater meets seawater.
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Estuary
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a passage where freshwater meets seawater
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Savanna
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tropical grassland with scattered trees that covers almost half of Africa
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Namib Desert
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along the Atlantic coast of Namibia rocks and dunes along with sparse desert plants
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Kalahari Desert
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occupies eastern Namibia, most of Botswana, and part of South Africa.
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