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African States
Africa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 5 Regions | north, south, east, west, central |
| topography | physical features of an area |
| great riff valey | valley that runs 4,000 miles from Ethiopia to Mozambique |
| mountains in Africa | atlas mountains, mount Kilimanjaro, Drakensberg |
| rivers in Africa | nile, zambezi, niger |
| largest mountain in Africa | mount kilimanjaro |
| largest waterfall | zambezi |
| difficulty with rivers in Africa | many cataracts |
| cataracts | mini waterfalls that make trade difficult |
| tropical rainforests | hot and humid with rain; leeching; deforestation; disease |
| leeching | when heavy rainfall washes the nutrients from the soil |