East and Southern Africa

A series of valleys in East Africa caused by the stretching of Earth’s crust is called what?

A steep face at the edge of a plateau or other raised area is called:

Much of Ethiopia is a rugged landscape called the Ethiopian __________. Most of the country’s people live in this fertile area.

The highest mountain in Africa; it is in Tanzania near the Kenya border.

A large plain in East Africa that is famous for its wildlife: Ethiopian Highlands, Great Rift Valley, Kalahari Desert, Serengeti Plain

The world’s longest river, the , begins in East Africa. It is formed by the meeting of the Blue and the White at Khartoum, Sudan. The White flows from Africa’s largest lake, Lake Victoria. The Blue forms from waters that run down from Ethiopia’s highlands.

Open grassland areas in South Africa: Great Rift Valley, Kalahari Desert, Serengeti, Veld

A desert in southwestern Africa that lies on the Atlantic coast: Kalahari Desert, Namib Desert, Nubian Desert, Sahara Desert

Periods when little rain falls and crops are damaged: Desertification, Drought, Famine, Irrigation

In 2015, drought badly affected the residents of Nongoma, South Africa. The photo above shows residents of Nongoma collecting water from a free water point. This is an example of: