Practice
Practice
Practice
Practice
100
North,East,South,and West
What are Africa’s four regions?
100
Continents pulled apart
How was the Great Rift Valley formed?
100
Floods deposited silt
Thousands of years ago what did the annual flooding of the Nile River deposit?
100
2600 miles
About how long is the Niger River?
200
Much of Africa is made of Plateaus
Why is Africa called the “Plateau Continent?
200
Nile River Congo River Zambezi River Niger River
what are Africa’s four main rivers?
200
1960s – Aswan High Dam
What did the people of Egypt build to control the flooding of the Nile River?
200
Angola Zambia Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Mozambique
How many countries does the Zambezi River form the border for?
300
East Africa
Which of Africa’s regions have mountains?
300
Nile River
What is the longest river in the world?
300
Created Lake Nasser
What man made physical feature was formed as a result of the dam?
400
Mt. Kilimanjaro
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
400
4000 miles long
How long is that river?
400
Crops grow in the desert Produce electricity
What two things does water from the dam help to do?
500
Formed millions of years ago
How long ago was the Great Rift Valley formed?
500
White Nile Blue Nile
What two tributaries feed the Nile River?
500
Farmers grow yams and cassava Many types of fish are caught
What two things happen along the Congo River to help the economy of South/Central Africa?
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