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Africa: Physical Geography
Major Physical features of the African Continent
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Geography
8th Grade
04/14/2011

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Gambia River
Definition
river in far west Africa
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Kalahari Basin
Definition
arid region in Botswana
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Lake Edward
Definition
lake between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda
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Aughrabies Falls
Definition
waterfalls on the Orange River in South Africa
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Kalahari Desert
Definition
dry plateau region of southern Africa that covers much of Botswana, northern South Africa and western Namibia
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Lake Nasser
Definition
lake created in the 1960s by the construction of the Aswan High Dam along the Nile River in southern Egypt
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Lake Tanganyika
Definition
deep lake in the Western Rift Valley between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania
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Congo River
Definition
major navigable river that runs through central Africa and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Kasai River
Definition
major river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; forms part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola
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Lake Victoria
Definition
large lake in east Africa surrounded by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania
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Gulf of Aqaba
Definition
inlet in the northeastern part of the Red Sea between the Sinai Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula
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Adamawa Mountains
Definition
central Africa's greatest highlands; located in Cameroon
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Fouta Djallon
Definition
highlands in west Africa
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Mitumba Mountains
Definition
mountain range along the western side of the reft-valley lakes in central Africa 
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Niger River
Definition
major river in west Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea
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Drakensberg Escarpment
Definition
elevated landform in southern Africa that rises near the coast of the Indian Ocean
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Serengeti Plain
Definition
region between the Eastern Rift  and Lake Victoria in northern Tanzania
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Gulf of Aden
Definition
gulf southwest of Yeman
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Nile River
Definition
world's longest river
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Chad Basin
Definition
depression holding shallow Lake Chad in the Sahel region of Africa
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Okavango River
Definition
major river in Angola, Namibia and Botswana
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Mediterranean Sea
Definition
sea surrounded by Europe, Asia and Africa
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Atlas Mountains
Definition
mountain range north of the Sahara
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Limpopo River
Definition
river in southern Africa forming the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe and part of South Africa's border with Botswana
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Namib Desert
Definition
severe desert along the Atlantic coast in southern Africa
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Katanga Plateau
Definition
uplifted region in southern Democratic of the Congo
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Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa)
Definition
lake in southeastern Africa surrounded by the countries of Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania
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Madagascar
Definition
largest of the islands off the eastern coast of Africa
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Eastern Rift Valley
Definition
easternmost of of two deep troughs that begin near Lake Malawi in Africa and continue into the Red Sea 
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Mount Kilimanjaro
Definition
mountain and highest point in Africa
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Gulf of Suez
Definition
northwest arm of the Red Sea; joined to the Mediterranean Sea by the Suez Canal
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Nile Delta
Definition
fertile land area formed at the confluence of the Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea
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Okavango Delta
Definition
landform region in northern Botswana around the Okavango River
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El Djouf
Definition
western Africa basin that contains the inland delta of the Niger River
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Okavango Basin
Definition
rich, wetland forest area in northern Botswana at the end of the Okavango River
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Orange River
Definition
river in southern Africa forming part of the border between Namibia and South Africa
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Ahaggar Mountains
Definition
dry mountain range in southern Algeria
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Lake Chad
Definition
shallow lake between Nigeria and Chad in western Africa
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Gulf of Guinea
Definition
gulf of the Atlantic Ocean south western Africa
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Qattara Depression
Definition
lowland region, 436 feet below sea level, in western Egypt
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Red Sea
Definition
inland sea between the Arabian Peninsula and northeastern Africa
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Blue Nile
Definition
east African river that flows into the Nile in Sudan
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Ruwenzori Range
Definition
mountain group between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Inyanga Mountains
Definition
mountain region of Zimbabwe and Mozambique in southern Africa
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The Sahara
Definition
immense desert region in northern Africa
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Sahel
Definition
region of bush savannas and grasslands along the southern edge of the Sahara in Africa
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El Gezira
Definition
major agricultural area of Sudan between the White Nile and the Blue Nile in east Africa
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Strait of Gibraltar
Definition
strait between the Iberian Peninsula and north Africa that links the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean
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Gulf of Sidra
Definition
gulf of the Mediterranean north of Libya
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Cape of Good Hope
Definition
point of land at the southern tip of Africa
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