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Communities
The Continent of Africa

4 Answer the following questions.

1. What are the major physical features of Africa?

2. Which is the largest lake in Africa?

3. What is a mountain?

4. How many countries does the Nile River pass through? Mention some.

5. What is the difference between a sea and an ocean?

5 Fill in the blanks using the following words.

north Nile Sahara Desert Indian Ocean
physical features west Kilimanjaro lakes

The continent of Africa has many including deserts such

as the , and rivers, such as the Congo River and the

River. It includes many , the
largest being Victoria, and mountains such as Mount .

Africa is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the , the

Atlantic Ocean in the , and the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and
the in the east.

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