The longest river is the Nile, which starts at Lake Victoria and runs north to the Mediterranean Sea. The highest mountain is Mt. Kilimanjaro, located in Tanzania. Find them on a map. To the north is the Mediterranean Sea, to the east are the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean and to the west is the Atlantic Ocean. List several animals that are located in the plains of Africa.
Animals located on the great grasslands include elephants, zebras, antelopes, lions and cheetahs.
Water is a scarce and precious resource in the Sahara Desert. Some areas have deep springs called oases. Water from oases comes from reserves of underground water. Discussion Questions 1. Have the class list the positive and negative reasons for visiting these areas.