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25 Cards in this Set
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Africa borders
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Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean
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Africa
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3X size of U.S.
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Africa
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2nd largest continent after Asia
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Mount Kilimanjaro
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highest point of Africa, 19,340 ft.
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Lake Assal
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lowest point of Africa, 509 ft. below sea level
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climate
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tropical:generally warm to hot
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difference between day and night temps. greater than
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difference of summer and winter temps. less than
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central Africa(equator)
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heaviest rainfall occurs where
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northern and southern regions
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rainfall limited
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3 dominant landforms
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deserts, grasslands, and tropical rain forests
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largest and most famous desert
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Sahara
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in the South which deserts
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Namib and Kalahari
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deserts cover
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40percent of Africa
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grasslands or savannas cover
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40percent of Africa
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grasslands located
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between desert areas and the tropical rain forests
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tropical rain forests cover
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20percent of Africa
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largest area of tropical rain forests
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central Africa
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tropical rain forests can also be found in the
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southeast and on Madagascar
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2 important river basins
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Nile and Congo
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longest river in the world
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Nile River
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longest freshwater lake
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Lake Tanganyike
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world's 3rd largest lake
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Lake Victoria
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Major mountain ranges
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northwest: Atlas Mts.
east: Mount Kilimanjaro(highest peak in Africa) |
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largest island in world
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Madasgascar
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runs north to south for 100s of miles in eastern region
many steep-sided valleys formed by cracks in earth's surface |
Great Rift Valley
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