Geography of Africa
Africa is the world's second largest continent and is home to 54 countries, 1,000 different languages, and nearly 1 Billion people. Africa is also home to a wide variety of physical features. Located between the deserts of northern and southern Africa are located vast savannas, tropical rainforests, highlands, great lakes, and rift valleys. Each of these physical features impact where people live and the type of work that they do.
Can you locate: the Atlas mts, the Sahara, the Sahel, the savannas, the Nile River, the Ethiopian highlands, the Niger River, the Congo River, the Congo rainforest, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, and the Kalahari desert?
Can you identify the countries of Egypt, Libya, Sudan & South Sudan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa?
Can you locate: the Atlas mts, the Sahara, the Sahel, the savannas, the Nile River, the Ethiopian highlands, the Niger River, the Congo River, the Congo rainforest, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, and the Kalahari desert?
Can you identify the countries of Egypt, Libya, Sudan & South Sudan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa?
Scroll down below these maps for more information about the Sahara, the Sahel, and other regions of Africa.
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