kopje
Small African hill
A kopje is a small rocky hill or outcrop rising from the African plains, typically rounded and strewn with boulders.
The term comes from South African Dutch and appears frequently in writing about African landscapes and wildlife: Lions surveyed the savanna from atop a kopje.
Also spelled koppie.
Minor land elevation
- knollSmall rounded hill
- moundHeaped earth formation
- inselbergIsolated residual hill
- outcropSurfacing native stone
boulder · tor · granite · rocky · elevation · rise · prominence · isolated
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- gneissFoliated metamorphic rock
- quartziteMetamorphic silica-rich stone
- igneousFormed from cooled magma
- metamorphicUndergoing structural change
erosion · weathering · exfoliation · resistant · bedrock · basement · craton · formation
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- veldtAfrican open grassland
- bushveldAfrican subtropical woodland ecosystem
- safariWildlife observation journey
- acaciaThorny warm-climate shrub
wildlife · lion · leopard · cheetah · elephant · giraffe · zebra · baboon
Organism's natural environment
- refugePlace of safety
- microhabitatSmall distinct living area
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
hyrax · klipspringer · lizard · snake · raptor · nesting · shelter · predator
hillock
Minor land elevation
outcrop · boulder · tor · granite · rocky · elevation · rise · prominence · isolated · weathered
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- gneissFoliated metamorphic rock
- quartziteMetamorphic silica-rich stone
- igneousFormed from cooled magma
metamorphic · erosion · weathering · exfoliation · resistant · bedrock · basement · craton · formation · outcrop
savanna
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- veldtAfrican open grassland
- bushveldAfrican subtropical woodland ecosystem
- safariWildlife observation journey
acacia · wildlife · lion · leopard · cheetah · elephant · giraffe · zebra · baboon · hyrax
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- refugePlace of safety
- microhabitatSmall distinct living area
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
biodiversity · hyrax · klipspringer · lizard · snake · raptor · nesting · shelter · predator · prey