The Physical Geography of Africa South of the Sahara
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escarpment
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steep, often jagged slopes or cliffs
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cataracts
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towering waterfalls
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rift valley
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large crack in the Earth\'s surface formed by shifting tectonic plates
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rough water systems
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What makes modern day transportation inland difficult and also made early colonization of inner Africa extremely hard?
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Lake Victoria
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largest lake in Africa
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Delta
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triangular section of land formed by sand and silt carried by a river
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estuary
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passage where freshwater from a river meets saltwater
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leach
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dissolve and carry away
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savanna
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tropical grassland with scattered trees
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harmattan
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hot, dry air streams in from the Sahara on the northeast trade wind
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Serengeti Plain
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one of the world\'s largest savanna plains
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1914
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By when was all of Africa divided up?
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1884
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When was the Berlin Conference?
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Africa
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Who was not invited to the Berlin Conference?