Africa Map TEST

Front

The largest grasslands in the world. This physical feature covers about half (50%) of Africa's surface.

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Savanna

Front

This feature extends from Morocco to Tunisia and it separates the Sahara from the ocean and coast.

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Atlas Mountains

Front

This feature is not considered a TRUE desert because it receives more rainfall than a true desert.

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Kalahari Desert

Front

This feature serves as a "transition" zone as it is not the desert and it is not the savanna.

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Sahel

Front

This feature was created 35 million years ago when the African and Eurasian tectonic plates moved apart.

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Great Rift Valley

Front

This is the second-longest river in Africa and it crosses the Equator twice.

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Congo River

Front

This is the world’s second-largest freshwater lake and it serves as a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River.

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Lake Victoria

Front

The tallest mountain in Africa and in the world.

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Mount Kilimanjaro

Front

The largest hot desert in the world.

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Sahara Desert

Front

The longest river in Africa and in the world.

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Nile