An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the perceptible shaking of the surface of the Earth, which can be violent enough to destroy major buildings and kill thousands of people. The severity of the shaking can range from barely felt to violent enough to toss people around.n its most general sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event â whether natural or caused by humans â that generates seismic waves. Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults, but also by other events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear tests.
* The White Rhinoceros-These are normally found in one of five countries, all in Africa, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda. * The Black Rhinoceros-These animals are one the brink of extinction, although they could once be found across the Savannah in western Africa.
Small numbers of forest elephants live in dense equatorial forests of Central Africa from Zaire west to Mauritania, while savanna elephants are far more widespread in drier woodlands and savannas.Savanna elephants are now most common in Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Africa.he most known place where elephants live is in Africa. Elephants tend to travel in families or groups... However, different types of elephants are almost extinct.