| A | B |
| rift valley | a long, narrow valley in East Africa |
| game reserve | an area set aside by the government where animals are protected |
| Lake Tanganyika | Africa's deepest and longest lake; source of tropical fish; |
| lake | (in general) a body of water surrounded by land |
| Zaire | African country that borders Lake Tanganyika |
| Tanzania | African country that borders Lake Tanganyika |
| Burundi | African country that borders Lake Tanganyika |
| Zambia | African country that borders Lake Tanganyika |
| Lake Victoria | largest lake in Africa; source of the Nile River |
| Mount Kilamanjaro | highest peak in Africa |
| Uganda | African country that borders Lake Victoria |
| Kenya | African country that borders Lake Victoria |
| Tanzania | African country that borders Lake Victoria |
| Victoria Nile River | water flowing out of Lake Victoria |
| White Nile River | part of the Nile River that begins in the Sudan and joins with the Blue Nile to form the Nile River |
| Blue Nile River | part of the Nile River that forms in Ethiopia and joins with the White Nile to form the Nile River |
| Egypt | African country through which the Nile River flows |
| Lake Chad | shallow lake located in western Africa; it is covered with papyrus, cattails, and water lilies |