African bush

Wild veldt landscape

The African bush refers to the wild, undeveloped areas of sub-Saharan Africa—savannas, grasslands, and scrublands where wildlife roams and traditional ways of life persist.

It suggests remoteness from cities and modern infrastructure: They spent three weeks camping in the African bush.

The term evokes safari country, big game, and vast open landscapes.

Related

safari · elephant · tribal village · wildebeest · game drive · bushcraft · Kruger National Park · traditional medicine · lion · beadwork · termite mound · storytelling · Congo Basin · big five · zebra · eco-tourism · habitat restoration · hunting

Categories
Opposites
biome/ecosystem type

African bushrainforest

Wet tropical woodland ecosystem

desert · Congo rainforest · tundra · wetlands · tropical rainforest

human development

African bushcity

Large populated area

urban area · metropolis · downtown · suburb · civilization

geographic specificity

African bushAustralian outback

Remote arid interior region

North American wilderness · European countryside

Family

African, Africa, Africans, Africanization, bush, bushes, bushy, bushier, bushiest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G