Africa Review

3. This word means to save particular species or other parts of the environment from destruction.
5. The last name of the woman who saved mountain gorillas from going extinct.
6. This climate type borders a desert and is found in much of Africa.
8. The ___________ Valley is found near the Horn of Africa and was caused by plate tectonics.
10. When a disease spreads out of control within a country or region.
13. Most important city of ancient west Africa
16. What gold used to be traded for in ancient western Africa.
17. Africa's largest desert.
20. This virus is spread through bodily fluids and causes AIDS.
21. Africa's deadliest disease caused by mosquitoes.
22. The name of the magazine that Bob Campbell worked for in GITM.
24. Name given to waterfalls that flow across plateaus in Africa.
25. Kingdom of eastern Africa known for building obelisks.
28. When a disease spreads out of control across the entire world.

1. This is a symptom of many African diseases and ultimately causes 8% of African deaths.
2. Africa's other most valuable mined resource beside diamonds
4. Name given to sharp cliffs that mark the edges of plateaus in Africa.
7. This continent colonized much of Africa in the 1800s.
9. Africa's longest river
11. Africa's highest mountain: Mt. __________.
12. Kingdom of southern Africa known for its gold and fierce armies.
14. A smaller desert found in southwest Africa.
15. This is the wettest climate type in the world.
18. A deadly disease caused by drinking bad water.
19. This island nation of Africa is unique because of its ecological diversity.
23. Empire just south of ancient Egypt known for gold and pyramids.
26. This is the driest climate type in the world.
27. Africa's second longest river, found in western Africa.