African Land Features

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Across
  1. 1. This receives the most rainfall in the range.
  2. 5. It is one of the more iconic and typical images of the African continent to the West (US & Canada.
  3. 7. This mountain is located in Tanzania.
  4. 10. This river flows almost 2,600 miles.
  5. 11. People grow corn, sorghum (a widely cultivated cereal), and __________ in this semi-arid climate.
  6. 13. Animals living on the delta include the African ______ and manatee.
  7. 14. This mountain is made from 3 extinct volcanoes except for ______.
  8. 15. The Nile has the second largest _____________ species in the world.
  9. 16. The world’s second largest freshwater lake.
  10. 18. Covers 31% of the African continent.
  11. 19. An area in East Africa experiencing extreme tectonic plate movement
  12. 21. Tropical rainforests are areas of evergreen forests with dense __________.
  13. 22. The _______ River is the second longest river on the continent
  14. 24. Much of the ________ is being lost to desertification
Down
  1. 1. One of the deepest lakes in the world.
  2. 2. Isn't technically a desert. It has too much rainfall.
  3. 3. It is the largest source of _____________ power in Africa.
  4. 4. Though it is a desert it is home to 2 ________ people.
  5. 6. These mountains create a natural barrier between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert.
  6. 8. This desert has what color sand?
  7. 9. Rainfall in the Savannah is more than ________ the normal amount during the rainy season.
  8. 12. The Savannah one of the largest __________ in the world.
  9. 17. Giant bugs live here.
  10. 20. One of the biggest industries in the rainforest.
  11. 23. 4,000 miles long