Table of Contents Home of Early Humans Where Is Africa The Land and Climate The Plants and Animals The People Fast Facts About Africa Glossary To Learn More Index 4 6 8 12 16 20 22 23 24
Home of Early Humans Egyptian pyramids Humans have lived in Africa for thousands of years Scientists have found bones about 200,000 years old on the continent 4
size as the United States Nile River Africa has the world’s largest hot desert The Sahara is about the same Africa’s Nile is the world’s longest river As many as 2,000 Africa is the only hippos ostriches and lemurs live in the wild languages are spoken in Africa continent where giraffes Today people visit the ancient pyramids in Egypt Victoria Falls is another famous landmark This beautiful waterfall flows in Zambia and Zimbabwe 5
