| A | B |
|---|
| Escarpment | a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion |
| Kalahari Desert | A large arid/semi-arid sandy area in Botswana and Namibia |
| Namib Desert | An arid region in Namibia and Angola, located along the Atlantic coast |
| Mali | Country named after an ancient African empire; Francophone country; landlocked country |
| Ghana | Country named after a medieval Western African empire; English speaking country; coastal country |
| Zimbabwe | Country named after an ancient African empire; English speaking country; landlocked county |
| Lagos | Largest city in Nigeria; Originated on islands |
| Dakar | Capital of Senegal; the westernmost African city; departure point for trade trans-Atlantic and European |
| Johannesburg | Largest city in South Africa; Most advanced African city; 2nd world city; Gold and diamond trade |
| Sahel | A semi-arid tropical savanna region in Africa |
| Taurus Mountains | Mountains located in southern Turkey |
| Zagros Mountains | Mountains located in Iran |
| Atlas Mountains | Mountains located in northwest Africa in the countries of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia |
| Wadis | A valley that is a dry riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain |
| Oases | A valley that is a dry riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain |
| Alluvial Soil | Fertile soil |
| Suqs/Bazaars | A permanent marketplace or street of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold |
| Nomadic Lifestyles | Communities of people that move from one place to another |
| Bedouins | An Arab of the nomadic North African, Arabian or Syrian tribes |
| Guest Workers | A foreign worker is a person who works in a country other than the one of which he or she is a citizen |
| Oil Rigs | Mainly used to identify geologic reservoirs and create holes to extract oil |
| OPEC | An intergovernmental organization made up of twelve oil producing nations |
| Aswan High Dam | The huge dam controls flooding and stores water for times of drought, it is equipped to provide hydroelectric power; Located on the NIle River |
| Suez Canal | A large artificial canal in Egypt, west of the Sinai Peninsula connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea |
| Church of the Holy Sepulcher | The place of Jesus' burial in Jerusalem |
| Western (Wailing) Wall | People come to the wall to pray and leave prayers in the cracks in the wall |
| Walled Cities | A fortification used to defend cities from potential aggressors |
| Hagia Sofia | Built as a basilica, converted to a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey |
| Kaaba | The holiest place in Islam located in Makkah |
| Dome of the Rock | An Islamic shrine and a major landmark located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem |
| Pyramids | Designed by Imhotep and is a burial place for the pharoahs of Egypt |
