Africa Vocabulary

2. A ____ group shares a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature.
5. This country has three capitals.
9. Chemicals or natural substances added to soil to increase its fertility.
11. This country's capital is Nairobi.
12. Wars between citizens of the same country.
13. Destruction of trees and other vegetation.
16. A desert expands into areas that had been farmed previously.
20. This country's capital is Abuja.
21. This was created after tectonic plates shifted and includes many trenches and volcanos.
22. Process in which a country controls another country
23. The competition between European countries to gain territory and colonies in Africa.
25. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
28. This major landform is located in Northwest Africa.

1. The largest desert in the world
3. This ethnic group means "one who lives on the coast".
4. This is the tallest mountain in Africa.
6. Conflicts fought over water.
7. A _____ group share the same cultural ideas and beliefs that have been part of their community for generations.
8. Its goals was for people of African decent around the world to think of Africa as a homeland.
10. Grassland region.
14. This man was South Africa's first black president.
15. Areas under control of another country.
17. The Congo Basin is a _____.
18. An land region that means "border" or "margin".
19. The largest lake in Africa.
24. A spring of fresh water coming from the ground.
26. This group of people's traditional beliefs are centered around a supreme god, or Nayme.
27. This group of people believe Unkulunkulu created all wild animals, nature, and the sun/moon.
29. The longest river in the world.