Physical Geography of Africa South of Sahara 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Great Rift | huge valley from Syria to Mozambique - splits African plate - bones found used as evidence of human evolution |
| Drakensberg Mountains | located in South Africa - has world's second highest waterfall |
| Mount Kilimanjaro | highest mountain in Africa - is a volcano |
| Congo River | second longest in Africa flows through second largest rain forest in world |
| Kalahari | huge desert in southwestern Africa |
| Victoria Falls | also called "Smoke that thunders" largest - not highest - on earth |
| Zambesi | fourth largest river in Africa - Victoria Falls is located on it - flows into Indian Ocean |
| AIDS | Pandemic in Central and Southern Africa - spread by contact with blood and unprotected sex |
| Vodun | animal and spiritual religion - started in W Africa - brought by slaves to America - called Voodoo |
| Uganda | called "Pearl of Africa" was ruled by Idi Amin - still practices torture - boys kidnapped to fight as soldiers |
| savanna | vast grassland with few trees - "Lion King Country" - covers much of Africa - especially eastern |
| tropical rainforest | located in west and central Africa - especially around the Congo River |
| deserts | located mainly in southwestern Africa - examples: Namib and Kalahari |
| escarpment | steep cliffs |
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