Amazon |
the longest river in South America. It flows from the Andes mountains in Peru across northern Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. [1/2 definitions] |
Amazon River |
a major river of South America that flows from the Andes Mountains in Peru across northern Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. |
Angola |
Angola is a country in Africa. It is a large country on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Angola is home to the African buffalo and also to lions, zebras, and giraffes. |
Atlantic |
an ocean bordered by Europe and Africa on the east and North and South America on the west; Atlantic Ocean. |
Atlantic Ocean |
The Atlantic Ocean is one of the five oceans on our planet. An ocean is a large body of salt water that covers a very large part of the earth. It is much bigger than a sea or lake. If you want to travel from America to Africa or Europe, you have to cross the Atlantic Ocean. |
Bahamas |
The Bahamas is a country made up of a large group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It is near Florida in the United States, and it is also near the country of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea. Many tourists come to the Bahamas because of its beautiful beaches and warm weather. |
Benin |
Benin is a country in Africa. It is between the country of Nigeria and the country of Togo. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Benin is not a large country but more than fifty different languages are spoken there. People use French if they don't know each other's language. Many people in Benin have names that tell you what day of the week they were born on. |
Black Sea |
The Black Sea is a large body of water that is located between the country of Ukraine to the north and the country of Turkey to the south. The Black Sea is not really black, but sometimes the water can look very dark. On a map, the Black Sea looks like a big lake, but the water is salty, and it connects to another sea, which connects to the Atlantic Ocean. |
Cameroon |
Cameroon is a country in Africa. It is next to Nigeria and the Central African Republic. It also lies along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Cameroon has many kinds of climate and land. It has deserts, plains, mountains, beaches, and rainforests. |
Cape Verde |
Cape Verde is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean near the continent of Africa. It is made up of about ten islands. The islands of Cape Verde have some birds that do not live anywhere else on earth. The water near the shores of Cape Verde is famous for its beautiful coral. |
Caribbean |
a sea that is an extension of the Atlantic Ocean bordered by the West Indies and Central and South America. [1/3 definitions] |
Caribbean Sea |
an extension of the Atlantic Ocean bordered by the West Indies and Central and South America. |
Congo |
The Congo is an important river in Africa. It is a large river, and it is the deepest in the world. The Congo travels through a major rainforest as it flows north through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Then it flows along the border with the Republic of the Congo. At its end, the Congo flows into the Atlantic Ocean. [1/2 definitions] |
Congo River |
an important river in the western part of central Africa. The Congo River is the deepest in the world. The river travels through a major rainforest as it flows from Zambia through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Then it flows along the border with another country called the Republic of the Congo. At its end, the Congo River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. |
Cote d'Ivoire |
Cote d'Ivoire is a country in Africa. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, and it is next to Liberia and Ghana. The name Cote d'Ivoire is French, and it means Ivory Coast in English. Ivory is a white material that comes from the tusks of elephants. At one time, Cote d'Ivoire was a center for selling ivory, gold, and pepper to people from Europe. Nowadays, Cote d'Ivoire still sells gold, and it sells a lot of cocoa, coffee, and oil for fuel. |
Denmark |
Denmark is a country in Europe. Denmark is a neighbor of Germany, and it is also near the country of Sweden. Denmark is between two seas that are connected to the Atlantic Ocean. It is made up of one peninsula and a number of islands. People in Denmark speak a language called Danish. Danish people often eat cereal or bread for breakfast, but the breakfast food from Denmark that is famous all over the world is the Danish pastry. |
dory2 |
either of two fishes of the Atlantic Ocean that have narrow, flattened bodies and fins like spines. |
Europe |
a continent that is between Asia and the Atlantic Ocean and is north of the Mediterranean Sea. Europe is in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
France |
France is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Spain, Germany, and Belgium. France has one coast on the Atlantic Ocean and one on a large sea called the Mediterranean. People in France speak French. France is famous for its food, its wines, and its designs for clothing. |
French Guiana |
French Guiana is a small region of South America. It is governed by France, a country in Europe. French Guiana lies on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean between the countries of Suriname and Brazil. |
Ghana |
Ghana is a country in western Africa. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. In parts of Ghana there are many cacao trees. These trees make seeds that are used for making cocoa. Ghana produces much of the cocoa that is used in the whole world. When you eat chocolate or drink a cup of hot cocoa, think of Ghana! |