Sub-Saharan Africa (PPT and Text pages 359-367)

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Across
  1. 2. the process of cutting down trees to create new farm land for a growing population (p.362)
  2. 4. this valley in east Africa stretches from southern Africa to the Middle East (p.360)
  3. 5. the great snow covered dormant volcano of East Africa (p.360)
  4. 6. the Kalahari and Namib deserts in southern Africa exist because they lie in a region of ____ pressure (30 degrees latitude)
  5. 10. many of Africa's rivers have ______, which make trade into the interior difficult for sea going ships
  6. 11. the region of southern Africa has many cliffs and upland regions (p.366)
  7. 13. the transition zone between the Sahara desert and the rainforest
Down
  1. 1. this "growing of the desert" is a major issue along the Sahel region of central Africa
  2. 3. the Congo River region has some of the world's largest ______ zones (vegetation)
  3. 7. South Africa is one of the world's leading _____ producers...think shiny metal...(p.367)
  4. 8. the semi-arid grasslands found in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania)
  5. 9. many of Africa's nations are ______, which means it has no access to the ocean...thus trade is limited (p.366)
  6. 12. this cultural blend of Arabic and African dominates the regions of East Africa (PPT)