Sub-Saharan Africa Climate Zones

3. river that originates at Lake Victoria and Lake Tana and flows north
5. mountainous climate zone found in East Africa
7. dry climate zone found in Northeast/west Africa
9. lowest point in Sub-Saharan Africa
10. steep sided valleys carved into the land by rivers
11. plants that are designed to conserve moisture
12. hard substance used to make tools
17. desert located in Southern Africa, made up of long stretches of sand
20. the largest rift valley in all of Africa
24. desert located in Southwestern Africa, contains expanses of rocks and sand
25. a large break in the earth caused by continental plate movement

1. grasslands with scattered woods
2. escarpments have made travel along this Central African river almost impossible
4. power formed by continuously flowing water
6. periods of no rain at all
8. steep, jagged cliffs
13. process that turns fertile land dry
14. widespread clearing of forestland
15. "barrier of pointed spears"
16. an umbrella like covering made from tree tops
18. tallest mountain peak in Africa
19. much of Africa lies on these earth formations
21. dense areas of trees and other plants
22. climate zone found in Central and West Africa
23. touring a place without harming the environment
26. the largest lake in Sub-Saharan Africa