word | | Geography - note |
| Africa | Sierra Leone | rainfall along the coast can reach 495 cm (195 inches) a year, making it one of the wettest places along coastal, western Africa |
| Africa | Somalia | strategic location on Horn of Africa along southern approaches to Bab el Mandeb and route through Red Sea and Suez Canal |
| Africa | South Africa | South Africa completely surrounds Lesotho and almost completely surrounds Swaziland |
| Africa | Swaziland | landlocked; almost completely surrounded by South Africa |
| Africa | Tanzania | Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa and one of only two mountains on the continent that has glaciers (the other is Mount Kenya); bordered by three of the largest lakes on ... |
| Africa | World | ... five to seven. The most common classification recognizes seven, which are (from largest to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Asia and Europe are sometimes lumped together ... |
| African | Gaza Strip | strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history; the town of Gaza itself has been besieged countless times in its history |
| African | Senegal | westernmost country on the African continent; The Gambia is almost an enclave within Senegal |
| age | World | ... to be about 4.55 billion years old, just about one-third of the 13.75-billion-year age estimated for the universeGeographic overviewThe surface of the earth is approximately 70.9% water and 29.1 ... |
| ages | Montserrat | the island is entirely volcanic in origin and comprised of three major volcanic centers of differing ages |
| agricultural | Kenya | the Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife ... |
| agriculture | Liberia | facing the Atlantic Ocean, the coastline is characterized by lagoons, mangrove swamps, and river-deposited sandbars; the inland grassy plateau supports limited agriculture |
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