2. A region that
shares
characteristics of
two or more areas
that surround it,
such as the Sahel
in Africa
3. Sahel – a transition zone
between the desert and the
savanna, it shares features
of both regions
Savanna – a huge plateau that
stretches across Africa,
mostly grasslands
Rainforest – south of the
savanna is one of the world’s
largest rainforests with the
Congo river as a major
feature along with tropical
plants and animals
4. Grassland with some
trees
Baobab trees are
important because both
its leaves and its fruit are
edible
Has both wet and dry
seasons
During the wet season,
farmers grow a variety of
crops
5. • Located in east and
southern Africa
• A region where the crust
was stretched
due to forces inside the
Earth
• Land sank and Magma
filled in the
cracks resulting in a rift,
or long valley
6. • Dutch word for field
• much like the savanna region
of west Africa, the veld has a
more varied climate because it
is spread across a much wider
range of elevations
• Western part of the veld
receives less rain than the
eastern part of the veld
• Drier plains region is used for
raising cattle and the eastern
region is used for farming
7. Sahel – most people earn their
living by herding livestock, but
farmers in the south are able to
grow dry-climate crops such as
peanuts and dates
Savanna – the major activity is
farming crops such as palm oil,
coffee, rubber, and cacao
Rainforest – while 80% of the
people are farmers, only 2% of
the land is farmed and insects
destroy crops and cause
sickness among the people and
livestock
8. Most of the lakes are very
deep
Some lakes are known as
soda lakes because they
are neither fresh water or
salt water, but alkaline
because of the minerals
that seep into the water
from volcanic rock
Red algae grows on top of
these lakes and millions
of flamingos feed on the
algae, turning their
feathers pink
9. Gold – one of Africa’s
best-known minerals found
in South Africa, which
has about ½ of the world’s
deposits of gold and is the
world’s leading producer of
gold
Diamonds – another of
Africa’s best-known
minerals found in South
Africa and mined for both
jewelry and industrial uses
10. Sahara – found in most
of northern Africa, it is the
largest desert in the
world; about the size of
the continental United
States
Deserts of southern
Africa – the Kalahari and
the Namib deserts are
found in southern Africa
in the countries of
Botswana and Namibia,
respectfully
11. Escarpments – a steep
slope or cliff rising
hundreds of feet from a
lower land level
The Great Escarpment in
eastern and southern
Africa created a barrier,
helping to protect
Africans from the early
European explorers