Transcript Africa Vocab

Sahel
Nile River
Congo River
Atlas Mountains
Tuareg
Oasis
Egypt
Niger River
Deforestation
Green Line
Nomads
Kalahari Desert
Sahara Desert
Savanna
Lake Tanganyika
Desertification
Sudan
South Africa
Nigeria
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Extinction
Kenya
Drought
• Sahel: a dry, semi-arid region south of the Sahara Desert
covering almost 1,800,000 square miles that is slowly turning
into desert land. It serves as a transition region between the
harsh desert to the north and the grasslands and rain forest to
the south and stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
The word Sahel means “border” or “margin”.
• Nile River: the longest river in the world which begins in the
central mountains of Africa, runs through Ethiopia, Sudan, and
Egypt, and flows northward over 4,000 miles until it reaches the
Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria, Egypt.
• Congo River: begins in central Africa near Lake Tanganyika,
flows through central and west Africa through the largest rain
forest in Africa for almost 3,000 miles before it reaches the
Atlantic Ocean.
• Atlas Mountain Range: a group of mountains that separate the
coastal regions from the great Sahara Desert in northern Africa.
• Tuareg: a group whose name means “free men”, as their
nomadic way of life has not tied them down to one area.
• Oasis: a small place where trees are able to grow and where
people can live with grazing animals and a few crops.
• Egypt: a large north African country located along the banks
of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean coast.
• Niger River: originating in western Africa, it is the third largest
river in Africa, flowing from Guinea over 2,600y
• Deforestation: the destruction of trees and other vegetation.