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What is the semiarid region that separates the Sahara desert from tropical West Africa?

A village well in the Sahel

What are the mountains located on the western section of the Ethiopian Plateau called? Ethiopian Highlands

What is the highest mountain in Africa?

What is the longest river in the world shown here in Uganda? Nile River

Rain forest canopy in the Congo River Basin.

Building a shelter in the rainforest

This is one of the longest rivers in the world and flows through the Democratic republic of Congo (Zaire) to the Atlantic Ocean Congo River Basin

This desert plateau spans 100,000 sq. mi This desert plateau spans 100,000 sq. mi. across Botswana, Namibia and South Africa Kalahari Desert

This the world’s largest desert This the world’s largest desert. It extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. It is bordered to the north by the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea and to the south by the Sahel.

This system of mountain ranges and plateaus in northwest Africa extends 1500 miles from southwest Morocco through Algeria to northern Tunisia.

This is the third largest ocean in the world This is the third largest ocean in the world. It extends from South Asia to Antarctica and from East Africa to Southeast Australia.

Serengeti Serengeti

Madagascar - What does this image tell us about the society living here? Madagascar Plateau Village

Why was the Red Sea an important trade link? Red Sea, Port of Massawa, Ethiopia A: The Red Sea served as a link between the Indian Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea

This river flows from south central Africa into the Indian Ocean This river flows from south central Africa into the Indian Ocean. The river was an important resource for the societies developing in its valley and in the neighboring Zimbabwe Plateau. Zambezi

Zambezi River

The Nile flows North out of this Lake which is known for its abundance of fish.