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DocuSign Envelope ID: 51955666-D2B3-47EB-A3E9-25B09E260A8A <br /> KISWAHILI PHRASES <br /> Welcome Karibu <br /> Goodbye Kwaheri Asante <br /> Thank you Karibu <br /> You're Welcome Yes Ndiyo <br /> No Hapana <br /> How are you? Habari <br /> I'm fine,thanks Nzuri <br /> Is this the way to... Hii njia ya.. . ? <br /> AFRICAN FACTS <br /> Africa is the second largest of the seven continents on Earth. (Can you name the largest <br /> continent?)Africa is bound by the Atlantic Ocean on the west,the Indian Ocean on the east,the <br /> Mediterranean Sea on the north and the Red Sea on the northeast. <br /> Africa is over 11,700,000 square miles in size. There are approximately 53 countries in Africa. <br /> (Some of these are disputed). The biggest African country is Sudan. This country covers 967,500 <br /> square miles. The largest populations include Nigeria(107,000,000 people), Egypt(64,800,000) <br /> and Ethiopia(58,700,000 people). <br /> Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the tallest point in Africa.It measures 19,340 feet tall. (Do <br /> you know in what part of Africa Mt Kilimanjaro is located?Answer: Eastern Africa)The lowest <br /> point in Africa is Lake Assal,this lake is located in Djibouti near the Horn of Africa. La1ce Assal <br /> is 512 feet below sea level. <br /> Africa's largest lake is Lake Victoria covering 26,836 square miles. <br /> Does anyone know the longest river in Africa?Answer:the Nile River it is 4,241 miles long. The <br /> three other rivers in Africa are the Congo,Niger, and Zambezi Rivers, <br /> DESSERTS OF AFRICA <br /> The Sahara dessert is located in northern Africa. It covers 3,500,000 square miles. The Kalahari, <br /> located in southern Afl7ca,is another large dessert in Africa. <br /> ISLANDS <br /> The biggest island off Africa is Madagascar,which is located near the southeast coast of Africa. <br /> Madagascar covers 226,658 square miles. Other islands include the Seychelles, Comoros, <br /> Canary Islands,Madeira Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Equatorial Guinea, and Sao Tome. <br /> African facts are from website:l ittp://www.go2africa.cornll(enya/facts <br /> Page 3 <br />