Physical Features
The Congo basin
large, low-lying area
center of the continent
Congo River runs through and empties into Atlantic Ocean
Zambezi River
many waterfalls
Victoria Falls
Two deserts
Namib Desert
Kalahari Desert
cover much southern part of region
Climate
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Land near equator
Farther south
Southernmost part
Other coastal areas
Vegetation
Congo River basin
broadleaf evergreen forest, rain forest
South of Congo River basin
tropical grassland
Nahib and Kalahari deserts
desert scrub