a member of the people who are originally from the Arabian Peninsula and who now live mostly in the Middle East and northern Africa
Arabs
20
excessively dry, lack of water
Arid
15
a member of a people of southern Ghana in West Africa, speak Twi
Ashanti
20
a member of any of a group of African peoples who speak Bantu languages
Bantu
20
A system of geologic depressions in southwest Asia and eastern Africa extending from the Jordan River valley to Mozambique
Great Rift Valley
15
2nd largest desert on the continent; 350,000 square miles; technically receives too much rainfall to be classified as a desert; little population but many varieties of plants, animals, and nomads
Kalahari
15
the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world
Lake Victoria
15
the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania
Mt. Kilimanjaro
15
country located on west coast of Africa; more than twice the size of California; where the Niger River and the Benue River meet
Nigeria
20
the world's longest river; flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean
Nile River
20
the world's largest desert in northern Africa
Sahara
15
the boundary zone in Africa between the Sahara to the north and rain forest to the south
Sahel
15
a tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
Savanna
15
country: southernmost tip of Africa; slightly less than twice the size of Texas
South Africa
15
geographically, the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara
Sub-Saharan Africa
15
a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Zanzibar and the adjacent Eastern coast of Africa
