Burrell-G1ab-PF/Countries

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  1. 2. in central Africa; tropical rain forest covers the entire country; the Congo River flows through it; smaller animals; where Tarzan would have lived if he were real
  2. 5. Africa with the Atlantic Ocean on its southern border; physical features include the Niger River, Sahel, and some tropical rain forest
  3. 6. eastern Africa; runs north from Tanzania all the way into southern and eastern Asia; known as the ‘cradle of humanity’; its volcanic and tectonic activity is making it a major source of energy
  4. 8. located in southern Africa; is not a ‘true’ desert because it has some vegetation and wildlife; northern part of South Africa (the country)
  5. 9. in eastern Africa; partially bordered by the Indian Ocean; physical features include the savannas and Lake Victoria; lots of large animals and cattle
  6. 11. transition zone between the Sahara Desert and the savannas; its climate is semi-arid; it means ‘shore’, ‘border’, or ‘coast’; some vegetation and wildlife; parts of Niger, Chad, Sudan
  7. 12. located in northeast Africa; physical features include the Sahara Desert and the Nile River; bordered by the Red Sea on its western side
  8. 13. thick forests and high rainfall; located in central Africa; abundant vegetation and wildlife; Congo River flows through it to the Atlantic Ocean; Nigeria, Congo, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo
  9. 14. Lake Victoria is its headwaters; flows northward through Tanzania, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt before entering the Mediterranean Sea; very important for trade and irrigation
  10. 17. largest hot desert in the world; covers most of north Africa; Atlas Mountains border the northeastern part; includes Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Libya, Algiers, Niger, Mali, and Morocco; limited wildlife, mostly insects
  11. 18. located south of Egypt in eastern Africa; the Nile River flows through; physical features include the Sahara Desert, Sahel, and some savannas
  12. 19. located in central Africa; flows northward from Zambia; turns southwest in the Democratic Republic of Congo; enters the Atlantic Ocean
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  1. 1. largest fresh water lake in the world; head waters of the Nile River; bordered by Tanzania, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of Congo; eastern Africa
  2. 3. located in extreme northwestern Africa; separates the Sahara Desert from the Atlantic Ocean
  3. 4. all of Africa’s physical features and countries south of the Sahara Desert; Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo
  4. 7. located in western Africa; flows through Nigeria before entering the Atlantic Ocean; 3rd longest river in Africa; major source of water for western Africa
  5. 10. highest mountain in Africa; located in Tanzania; volcano with three cones; part of the East Rift Mountains; near the southern end of the Great Rift Valley; shrinking glaciers and ice fields
  6. 15. southern Africa; known for gold and diamonds; physical features include the Kalahari Desert in the north
  7. 16. rolling grasslands; home to a variety of wildlife; located south of the Sahel, north of the tropical rain forest, and east of the tropical rainforest; Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa