National Geographic - Our World
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Northern Congo | Raised terraces in northern Congo suggest past cultivation. Photographer: Michael Nichols. The Luangwa River, with its beginnings in southern Congo, is the lifeline – and protector – of the valleys it threads. Feeding directly into Zambia, hippos, elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, buffalo, and scores of other species flourish in the 20,000 square miles (52,000 square kilometres) of savannah-woodland watered by this 500-mile-long (800 kilometres) river. Each year during the rains, the river reinvents the land. Swelling from a knee- deep stream to a roiling brown torrent, it carves new channels and spills into surrounding plains and woodlands. FACT 53 Adult Outcomes NEW EDITION 54 Life 56 World English NEW EDITION 58 LinguaTV 60 Just Right 60 Innovations 60 World Link 61 World Class 61