Sub Saharan Africa Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. area in Africa where parts of the plateau's surface dropped and early human fossils are found
  2. 4. desert, a desert in southwestern Africa, largely in Botswana
  3. 6. River, a river in central and Southern Africa that flows into the Indian Ocean
  4. 7. , East African highland nation lying east of the Nile River
  5. 9. a country in Northeast Africa that houses many Egyptian pyramids, architecture and history
  6. 10. Africa, the southern most country of Africa with Cape Town as it's capital and pioneer for civil rights all through Africa through Nelson Mandela
  7. 12. a country in East Africa bordering the Indian Ocean
  8. 13. a landlocked country in Central Africa that broke away from Sudan for economic freedoms over trade and oil.
  9. 16. largest island off the mainland of Africa
  10. 17. a diverse and densely populated country in West Africa that's home to over 250 ethnic and people groups
  11. 18. a country in East Africa with biodiverse landscapes and wildlife
  12. 19. the largest city in South Africa with a population of over 6 million people.
Down
  1. 1. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak and unique for being a snow capped dormant volcano
  2. 3. mountainous area around Ethiopia
  3. 5. Ocean, this area possessed the biggest network of sea-based trade in the post classical period prior to the rise of Atlantic based trade
  4. 8. rainforest nature's greenhouse trees are 150 ft tall dense canopy various animal/insect species
  5. 11. Republic of the Congo, a country in central Africa with the 2nd largest rainforest in the world
  6. 14. a country in southern Africa housing majority of the Kalahari Desert
  7. 15. Victoria, largest lake in Africa