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Longest river in the world Nile River Largest hot desert in the world Sahara Desert This controls the flooding of the Nile Aswan High Dam How people change locations, goods are trades, ideas are exchanged Movement To artificially water crops, Irrigation Rock filled rapids, Cataracts Fresh water and life in the middle of the desert Oasis The way humans interact with their environment Human-Environment Interaction Two deserts in southern Africa Namib and Kalahari Descendents of Dutch settlers, settled in South Africa Afrikaners What countries the Nile River runs through Egypt, Sudan, Uganda Two countries that are inside of South Africa Swaziland and Lesotho Which country is the Kalahari Desert in? Botswana Physical and human features of a location Place What does Maghreb mean in Arabic? West Exact spot on earth where something is Absolute Location Where a place is in relation to another place Relative Location An area with shared characteristics Region Dams have increased food production in which country? Egypt Where in Africa are the Atlas Mountains? Northwest Most of Egypt's population live where? Along the Nile River The Horn of Africa is in which country? Somalia The Cape of Good Hope is in which country? South Africa This lake used to be the largest in Africa. Lake Chad This is currently the largest lake in Africa Lake Victoria Which 3 countries is Lake Victoria in? Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda The 2nd largest continent in the world. Africa The 4th largest island in the world. Madagascar 4 Main rivers in Africa Nile, Niger, Zambezi, Congo Which animal helped expand trade in the Sahara? Camel The highest mountain in Africa. Mount Kilimanjaro Study guide