Africa Geography Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. An extended period of time without rain
  2. 3. Large desert in northern Africa
  3. 4. Mount _____ - the highest mountain in Africa
  4. 6. A desert in southern Africa
  5. 7. The process of cutting and clearing trees from a forest
  6. 13. _____ Rain Forest - A region that is covered with tall tress and vegetation and receives a large amount of rainfall
  7. 15. The process by which land is turning into desert because of drought, overgrazing, over farming, and deforestation
  8. 17. _____ Mountains - a landform in northwest Africa that separates the continent from Europe
  9. 19. Lake ______ - the largest lake in Africa
  10. 20. _____ River - The longest river in the world flowing north through Sudan and Egypt into the Mediterranean Sea
  11. 21. Semiarid border region between the Sahara Desert and grass land that is experiencing desertification
  12. 22. _____ of Living - A measure of the quality of life in a location
Down
  1. 1. _____ Resources - Natural resources that cannot be replaced (like oil, gold, or diamonds)
  2. 5. Ethnic group of people who are mainly Muslim and live in Northern Africa
  3. 8. _____ Resources - Natural resources that can be replaced (like trees)
  4. 9. Percent of people who can read and write
  5. 10. The steep-walled valleys from the Red Sea to Mozambique pulling East Africa away from the continent
  6. 11. _____ Group - a group of people who share a common culture, language, physical appearance, or background
  7. 12. Products that are NOT made by people
  8. 14. _____ Group - a group of people who share a common belief about God
  9. 16. The process of bringing water from one location to another to water crops
  10. 18. Flat, grasslands that are scattered with trees and shrubs