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

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Victoria Falls

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Kalahari Desert






Climate

Click on the play button below for a description of the climate of Central and Southern Africa. As you listen, write down one fact about each of the four sections of the region. The sections to focus on are listed below. Listen to the recording more than once and check the facts you wrote down.

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