7th Grade Social Studies - Africa

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Across
  1. 1. Vast grasslands that are home to Elephants, Lions, Zebra and Giraffes.
  2. 2. The arid grasslands below the Sahara Desert.
  3. 4. The vast, hot desert of North Africa.
  4. 7. The tallest mountain in Africa, found in Kenya.
  5. 8. Large jungle in central Africa that surrounds a major river.
  6. 9. Southernmost country in Africa, land of Nelson Mandela.
  7. 11. The massive volcanic valley that was the original home to humanity.
  8. 14. Large West African Country with Lagos being its largest city.
Down
  1. 1. When European powers carved up Africa at the Berlin Conference for colonization.
  2. 3. The Desert of Southern Africa.
  3. 5. The process of African countries removing the European empires from their countries.
  4. 6. The longest river in the world. Starts at Lake Victoria and ends in Egypt.
  5. 10. The political ideology that wanted to unify all of Africa's countries against the Europeans.
  6. 12. Country in Northeast Africa that was uncolonized in the Scramble for Africa.
  7. 13. East African country that is home to the Great Rift Valley.