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15 Cards in this Set
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escarpment |
Edges of the continent of Africa are marked by these steep, jagged slopes and cliffs. |
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cataract |
towering waterfalls that plunge down the side of escarpments |
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Mountains of the Moon- Greek geographer Ptolemy referred to a snowcapped massif in the heart of Africa by the name "Lunae Montes", in English Mountains of the Moon. |
Ruwenzori Mountains which are covered in snow and cloaked by clouds. |
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Drakensberg Range |
In South Africa and forms escarpment along the southern edge |
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Great Rift Valley |
Stretches from Syria to Mozambique. Lies within a system of faults in the Earth's surface. Most lakes in Africa are near hear. |
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Rift Valley |
large crack in the earth's surface formed by shifting tectonic plates formed by volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Made up of volcanic mountains and deep lakes. |
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Kilimanjaro |
dormant volcano; highest point in Africa |
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Lake Tanganyika |
among the deepest, longest freshwater lakes in the world |
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Lake Victoria |
Largest lake in Africa |
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Lake Chad |
threatened by dry climate, causing water to evaporate and lake to shrink |
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Lake Volta |
One of the world's largest man-made lakes. Damn of Volta River flooded 700 villages and displaced 70,000 villagers. Used for hydroelectric, irrigation and fishing |
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Niger River Congo River Zambezi River |
Meets ocean in a estuary Meets ocean in an delta |
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estuary |
area where freshwater from a river meets sea water |
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delta |
triangular section of land formed by sand and silt carried downriver |
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Natural resources of Africa |
Oil precious metals(chromium, cobalt, copper, iron ore, manganese, zinc, uranium, gold Diamonds Water/solar power |
