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HELLO FROM THE GREAT RIFT VALLEY

• The great Rift Valley is land pulling apart from the continent.
• Rifts have long deep valleys with mountains or plateaus on either side where the tectonic plates are pulling apart.

GREETINGS FROM MT. KILIMANJARO

• Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest mount in Africa.
• Mt. Kilimanjaro is 19,341 feet high.

GREETINGS FROM THE SAHARA DESERT

• The Sahara desert is the largest desert in the world!
• Larger than the U.S.

GREETINGS FROM THE NILE RIVER

• The longest river in the world!
• Flows threw north

HELLO FROM THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS

• Located in Morocco and Algeria
• Low and dry

GREETINGS FROM THE NIGER RIVER

• Flows through the southern part of the desert
• Extremely important to region

GREETINGS FROM THE SERENGETI PLAIN

• Tropical grasslands
• Massive migration of wildlife!

GREETINGS FROM LAKE VICTORIA

• One of Africa Great Lakes
• Largest lake in Africa

CONGO RIVER

• The 2nd river in Africa
• 2nd largest river in the world in water volume

GREETINGS FROM THE NAMIB DESERT

• Along the Atlantic coast
• Almost no rain, gets foggy at night