Sub-Saharan Africa Climate Zones

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Across
  1. 2. steep, jagged cliffs
  2. 5. mountainous climate zone found in East Africa
  3. 7. the largest rift valley in all of Africa
  4. 8. tallest mountain peak in Africa
  5. 10. lowest point in Sub-Saharan Africa
  6. 11. escarpments have made travel along this Central African river almost impossible
  7. 12. hard substance used to make tools
  8. 15. desert located in Southwestern Africa, contains expanses of rocks and sand
  9. 16. a large break in the earth caused by continental plate movement
  10. 18. dense areas of trees and other plants
  11. 19. an umbrella like covering made from tree tops
  12. 20. river that originates at Lake Victoria and Lake Tana and flows north
  13. 21. plants that are designed to conserve moisture
  14. 22. climate zone found in Central and West Africa
  15. 23. steep sided valleys carved into the land by rivers
  16. 24. touring a place without harming the environment
Down
  1. 1. process that turns fertile land dry
  2. 3. desert located in Southern Africa, made up of long stretches of sand
  3. 4. much of Africa lies on these earth formations
  4. 5. power formed by continuously flowing water
  5. 6. periods of no rain at all
  6. 9. dry climate zone found in Northeast/west Africa
  7. 13. widespread clearing of forestland
  8. 14. "barrier of pointed spears"
  9. 17. the largest lake in Sub-Saharan Africa
  10. 25. grasslands with scattered woods