Africa's Physical Geography

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Across
  1. 4. They are drought & fire resistant trees with trunks that are often 50 feet wide & 85 feet tall. (pg 2)
  2. 5. Sand dunes that cover 20% of the Sahara. (pg 1)
  3. 8. Africa is the ___ largest continent. (pg 1)
  4. 10. The region of Southern Africa is most covered by ____, like plateaus & mountains. (pg 4)
  5. 11. Rocky, stony parts of the Sahara Desert. (pg 2)
  6. 12. This part of plants go 80 feet underground & allows them to survive in the Sahara. (pg 2)
  7. 13. More than 1,100 plant species in Africa are ___, or found nowhere else on Earth. (pg 4)
  8. 15. The world's largest hot desert located in northern Africa & makes up 25% of the continent. (pg 1)
  9. 17. Trees with deep root systems that are very common in the Sahel. (pg 2)
  10. 18. They limit their activity to night & bury themselves into cooler sands during the day. (pg 2)
  11. 20. A transition zone between the Sahara & the savannas taht is made up of flat, barren plains. (pg 2)
  12. 21. A hub of water located in a desert & where 75% of Sahara's population live. (pg 2)
  13. 24. 80% of Africa's rainforest is in ___ Africa. (pg 3)
  14. 25. They conserve water by changing its body temperature so it doesn't sweat as the day gets hotter. (pg 2)
Down
  1. 1. Plains of sand & gravel that make up 70% of the Sahara. (pg 2)
  2. 2. The Southern Africa Cape Floral Region is one of the richest areas in the world for ___, as it's home to nearly 20% of Africa's ___. (pg 4)
  3. 3. Southern Africa is home to ___, which protect animal species. (pg 4)
  4. 6. A vast grassland that is home to a large concentration of mammals, including lions, hyenas, zebras, giraffes & elephants. (pg 3)
  5. 7. The largest lake in Africa & is the southern source of the Nile River. (pg 3)
  6. 9. Africa is a ___. (pg 1)
  7. 14. Africa is divided in almost half by the ___. (pg 1)
  8. 15. Ergs of the Sahara Desert contain large quantities of ___. (pg 2)
  9. 16. The Great Lakes of Africa are home to ___ & crocodiles. (pg 3)
  10. 18. Grasslands that cover almost half of Africa & mainly in central Africa. (pg 3)
  11. 19. The delta of the Niger River is ___ but it quickly becoming desert due to drought, deforestation & agriculture. (pg 2)
  12. 22. The longest river in the world. (pg 3)
  13. 23. True or False: most of AFrica's native rain forest has been destroyed by development, agriculture & logging. (pg 3)