Africa's Physical Features

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Across
  1. 4. Located in the only African country to never have been colonized. This feature sheltered the region from foreign conquest.
  2. 6. Mountain range in northwestern Africa
  3. 7. A large volcano in Tanzania, also Africa's highest peak
  4. 10. Africa's largest lake
  5. 12. One of the southernmost points in Africa, known for stormy weather and rough seas
  6. 13. Longest river in South Africa
  7. 15. A huge ____________ covers most of Africa
  8. 17. The world's longest river, flowing over 4,000 miles
  9. 18. A large island off the southeastern coast of Africa
  10. 19. A vast grass plain, home to one of the continent's highest concentrations of large mammal species
  11. 20. Located about midway along hte course of the Zambezi River
Down
  1. 1. The African continent's easternmost peninsula
  2. 2. A region of the Sahara Desert, east of the Nile River
  3. 3. The largest desert in the world that stretches about 3,000 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea
  4. 5. Known as the "lungs of Africa" and located along the equator, this area serves as a critical habitat for endangered species
  5. 8. This body of water is located in the Great Rift Valley and is considered the most species-right lake on Earth
  6. 9. This desert is home to majestic black-maned lions
  7. 11. The deepest lake in Africa
  8. 14. Home to the world's highest waterfall, the Tugela Falls, with a drop of 947m
  9. 16. A cool, coastal desert extending along the Atlantic coast of Africa