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Topic: Land
Regions of
Africa
North Africa

Rocky _________________________
 World’s largest desert - __________________
West Africa

Consists mostly of _________________________

Most _________________________ because the soil is
good for ________________________
East Africa
 Contains many ____________________ and
___________________ - large raised areas of mostly level
land
Central and Southern Africa

Contains flat or rolling _______________________, flat or
rolling _____________________, thick _______________
_________________, mountains and swamps

Southern Africa contains the _____________________
and _____________________ deserts
Major Landforms
Plateaus
 “Plateau continent” – much of the land area has
___________ elevation

elevation - _____________ of land above _______ level
Mountains
 all four regions have mountains

_________________ Africa has the highest

Mount Kilimanjaro is the _______________________
(19,341ft or 5,895m)
Coastal Plains
 Plains along much of the _______________________

escarpment - steep ____________________
The Great Rift Valley

Located in _____________________ Africa

A rift – is a deep _____________________
Topic: Water
Africa’s Rivers
Nile River

Carries __________________ from plateaus to the sea

Useful for ____________________

Broken by _________________________ - rock filled
rapids which make travel to sea impossible

Location: Northeastern Africa

Size: Longest river in the world, more than __________
miles

Outlet: flows _________ into the Mediterranean Sea

Uses include travel, fresh water source, fertile soil

Flooding creates a layer of ___________, which makes the
soil ____________________
Congo River

Size: _________________________ largest at 2,900 miles

Source: It is fed by many small ______________________
or small rivers that flow into a larger one
Niger River
Zambezi River

Size: 3rd largest river at ______________________ miles

Provides water for _________ in the river valleys

People make a living catching _________

Size: 4th ________________________ at 2,200 miles

This river’s strong ________________________ has
actually been used to make ________________________