Across
- 4. Longest lake and second deepest in the world; lies in central Africa
- 7. Central African tropical rainforest is the second largest in the world
- 10. Rolling grassland and scattered trees and shrubs
- 11. Transition zone south of the Sahara; separates Sahara from tropical rain forests
Down
- 1. longest river in Africa; crosses the equator twice and is surrounded by rain forest
- 2. Reservoir for the Nile River; largest lake in Africa; 2nd largest freshwater lake in the world
- 3. Range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean Sea and Sahara Desert
- 5. Main river in western Africa; five African nations depend on it for water; flows into the Atlantic
- 6. Large, dry (arid) sandy area in southern Africa
- 8. World’s longest river; flows northward into the Mediterranean Sea
- 9. World’s largest, hot desert, covering most of Northern Africa