Sub-Saharan Africa Climate Zones
Across
- 3. river that originates at Lake Victoria and Lake Tana and flows north
- 5. mountainous climate zone found in East Africa
- 7. dry climate zone found in Northeast/west Africa
- 9. lowest point in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 10. steep sided valleys carved into the land by rivers
- 11. plants that are designed to conserve moisture
- 12. hard substance used to make tools
- 17. desert located in Southern Africa, made up of long stretches of sand
- 20. the largest rift valley in all of Africa
- 24. desert located in Southwestern Africa, contains expanses of rocks and sand
- 25. a large break in the earth caused by continental plate movement
Down
- 1. grasslands with scattered woods
- 2. escarpments have made travel along this Central African river almost impossible
- 4. power formed by continuously flowing water
- 6. periods of no rain at all
- 8. steep, jagged cliffs
- 13. process that turns fertile land dry
- 14. widespread clearing of forestland
- 15. "barrier of pointed spears"
- 16. an umbrella like covering made from tree tops
- 18. tallest mountain peak in Africa
- 19. much of Africa lies on these earth formations
- 21. dense areas of trees and other plants
- 22. climate zone found in Central and West Africa
- 23. touring a place without harming the environment
- 26. the largest lake in Sub-Saharan Africa