Explain the difference between cash crops and subsistence farming.
Subsistence farmers raise crops to support their family. In all regions of Africa, farmers raise crops to sell off. We call these cash crops.
100
Rock filled rapids are called...
What are cataracts?
100
What are the three most common types of vegetation areas in Africa?
The three most common types of vegetation areas in Africa are tropical rain forests, tropical savannas, and deserts.
100
What is the tallest mountain peak in Africa at 19,341 feet?
Mount Kilimanjaro.
100
What are the four regions of Africa?
The four regions of Africa are north, east, west, and southern-central.
200
What are the three most commonly sold crops in Africa for money?
The three most commonly sold crops in Africa for money are coffee, tea, and cacao(chocolate or cocoa).
200
A person with no settled home, who moves from place to place.
What is a nomad?
200
What are four main influences that determine the climate of an area?
Four main influences that determine the climate of an area are major landforms, elevation, the equator, proximity to bodies of water, and even unpredictable rainfall.
200
What are the four main rivers in Africa?
The four main rivers in Africa are the Nile, Congo, Niger, and Zambezi Rivers.
200
Africa is one of the seven major continents found on Earth today. These continents formed over millions of years when which supercontinent began to slowly break apart?
Pangaea.
300
What six crops are commonly farmed by the average farmer in Africa in order to support their family?
Six crops that are commonly farmed by the average farmer in Africa in order to support their family are wheat, barley, yams, cassava root, corn, and rice.
300
All the things done to make a living in a particular area.
What is an economy?
300
Explain the two seasons in a savanna and what the people who live there do during each season.
Savanna climates are known as tropical wet and dry. This means it is always warm and is split between two seasons, wet and dry season. During dry season rivers run dry and trees lose their leaves. This makes farming next to impossible. Once the wet season returns farmers are able to return to work.
300
This natural wonder of the African continent was formed millions of years ago when the continents began to take shape and is currently the largest visable deep trench on Earth.
What is the Great Rift Valley?
300
Which region of Africa is marked by rocky mountains and countries like Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia?
North Africa.
400
What are the 8 most common mineral resources that can be mined in Africa?
The 8 most commonly mined resources in Africa are Petroleum, Coal, Gold, Copper, Silver, Uranium, Titanium, and Diamonds.
400
A steep cliff, usually leading down to water or a valley.
What is an escarpment?
400
Between the savannas and deserts you can find a hot and dry region known as the...
Sahel.
400
What are the two most unique things about the Nile River in Africa?
The two most unique things about the Nile River in Africa are that it is the longest river in the world and the only one to flow from south to north.
400
Which region of Africa contains many different types of land such as grasslands, mountains, deserts, and plateaus, or large raised areas of mostly level land.
East Africa.
500
What is an economy and what are the three biggest parts of the African economy from most important to least important?
A nation’s economy is all the things that people do to make a living in a particular place. Africa relies on farming, mining, and manufactured goods.
500
Small, fertile areas that pop up in usually dry places.
What is an oasis?
500
Explain how seasons work if you are above or below the equator.
If you are north of the equator you will see seasons similar to the United States, summer in July and winter in February. However, if you are south of the equator, like South Africa your winter would be in July and your summer would be February. The seasons flip depending on which side of the equator you live on.
500
Name the three deserts that can be found in Africa.
The three deserts that can be found in Africa are the Sahara, Namib, and Kalahari deserts.
500
What are the seven continents that can be found on Earth today?
The seven continents that can be found on Earth today are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.