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chapter 18 voc

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basin A depression/ a low place
Nile river World's longest river
cataracts Waterfalls
rift valleys long, thin Valley created by the moving apart of the continental plate, present in East Africa, stretching over 4,000 miles from Jordan in Southwest Asia to Mozambique In southern Africa
lake Tanganyika World's longest freshwater lake
Lake Victoria Africa's largest lake
mount Kilimanjaro Africa's highest mountain/ Also a volcano
escarpment a steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top
chromium Element used in manufacturing stainless steel
Sahara Largest desert in the world
Sahel shore of the desert: Narrow band of dry grasslands that run east to West along southern edge of the Sahara
aquifers An underground layer of Rock that stores water
oasis A place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface
Serengeti plain an area of east Africa, Containing some of the best grasslands in the world and many grazing animals
canopy The area Encompassing the tops of the trees in a rainforest, about 150 feet above ground
Niger delta Delta of the Niger River and an area of Niagara with rich oil deposits
desertification The expansion of dry conditions into moist areas that are next to deserts
Aswan high dam a dam On the Nile River in Egypt, completed in 1976, which increased Egypt for mobile land by 50% and protected it from droughts and floods
silt loose sedimentary material containing very small rock particles, formed by river deposits and very fertile
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