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Africa

Where is Africa? • Africa is to the south of Europe and Asia. • Africa is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

Countries in Africa • One interesting country in Africa is Egypt • The pyramids in Egypt were built over 4000 years ago!

People in Africa • Most people in Africa have dark skin and dark hair • Some Africans live in tribes the same way they have for hundreds of years • Others live in cities and do a lot of the same things we do!

Weather in Africa • The weather in Africa is very hot because the equator runs right through the middle of the continent

Animals in Africa • Lions live on the grassy plains of Africa, called the Savannah • Lions travel in groups called prides

Cool facts about Africa • The world’s largest desert, the Sahara desert, is in Africa

Are you ready to take a quiz?

1. Find Africa

2. Which person would you be most likely to see in Africa?

3. Which item would you need most if you were going to visit Africa?

4. Which word best describes Africa? A. B. C. D. Coldest Hottest Biggest Smallest

5. Where would a lion like to live?

6. Which animal would survive the best in the Sahara Desert?

7. Find Africa

8. Why is Africa so hot? A. B. C. D. Lions roar and make it heat up. The Sahara Desert is there. People like to sit in the sun. The equator goes through the middle of Africa.

9. How is Africa similar to where we live in Florida? A. We have lions here. B. We have a warm climate because we are near the equator. C. We live in the desert. D. We all have dark skin.

10. Name this ocean A. B. C. D. Pacific Indian Atlantic Arctic

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