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Printable Rivers of Africa and Major Continental Waterways Word Search (PDF)

Print this puzzle on a single page: the 15x15 grid and the 16 words to find. Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 9 of the 16 read backwards. The answer key comes as a separate PDF, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the solution.

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Difficulty Hard
Grid Size 15x15 letters
Total Words 16 hidden terms
Format PDF & Online Play
Directions 8 of 8, 9 backwards
Longest Word Okavango (8 letters)

Rivers of Africa: Nile, Congo, Niger and Zambezi

Africa's great rivers. The Nile flows north to the Mediterranean; the Congo, with the Ubangi and the Kasai, drains the rainforest; the Niger, the Senegal, the Gambia and the Volta water West Africa, and the Chari feeds Lake Chad. In the east, the Jubba and the Rufiji reach the Indian Ocean. In the south, the Zambezi plunges over Victoria Falls, and the Limpopo, the Orange, the Cunene and the Okavango cross dry lands.

Seven of the sixteen words are diagonal. Niger and Nile both start with NI.

Rivers of Africa and Major Continental Waterways Vocabulary: 16 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 9 of the 16 read backwards. The longest word is Okavango, with 8 letters.

  • Chari: The main river feeding Lake Chad, in central Africa.
  • Congo: Africa's second-longest river and the deepest river in the world.
  • Cunene: A river that forms part of the border between Angola and Namibia.
  • Gambia: A West African river that gives its name to the country of The Gambia.
  • Jubba: A river of Somalia that flows into the Indian Ocean.
  • Kasai: A major tributary of the Congo.
  • Limpopo: A river of southern Africa that forms part of the border of South Africa.
  • Niger: West Africa's main river, about 4,200 km, which flows in a great arc to the Gulf of Guinea.
  • Nile: Usually counted as the longest river on Earth, about 6,650 km, flowing north to the Mediterranean.
  • Okavango: A southern African river that never reaches the sea, ending in the Okavango Delta.
  • Orange: The longest river in South Africa.
  • Rufiji: The largest river in Tanzania.
  • Senegal: A West African river that forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania.
  • Ubangi: A major tributary of the Congo, forming borders in central Africa.
  • Volta: A West African river dammed to form Lake Volta in Ghana.
  • Zambezi: A southern African river, home to Victoria Falls.

How to Solve the Rivers of Africa and Major Continental Waterways Word Search

"Zambezi" has the only Z and runs down, like "Congo" and "Jubba", with its double B. "Okavango" is the longest word and runs upward, like "Limpopo" and "Chari". "Rufiji" has the only F and lies on a diagonal.

African Rivers Activities

  • Match each river to the sea or lake it reaches.
  • Find Victoria Falls on the Zambezi.
  • Ask how a river can end in a desert.

Rivers of Africa and Major Continental Waterways Word Search FAQ

Who is the Rivers of Africa and Major Continental Waterways Word Search for?

Teens, adults and Africa travelers.

Which directions do the words run in?

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 9 of the 16 read backwards. 7 of them are diagonal.

Is there an answer key for the Rivers of Africa and Major Continental Waterways Word Search?

Yes. Download it from the printable section above: it is a separate PDF with all 16 words marked. Online, each word is crossed off the list the moment you find it.

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