🏈 Starting Lineup – African Landforms & Locations
This “playing field” covers most of North Africa and is the largest hot desert in the world.
What is the Sahara Desert
This invisible “starting line” divides Earth into northern and southern halves.
What is the Equator
When too many trees are cut down, it’s like removing players from your team. The environment can’t perform as well.
What is deforestation
Most people in Africa live near this feature, like players staying close to the locker room for easy access.
What is water / rivers
An “ecosystem” is like a sports team. Each part—plants, animals, and humans—must do this to succeed.
What is work together / depend on each other
This region south of the Sahara acts like the “midfield,” separating desert from grassland.
What is the Sahel
This imaginary “sideline” runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.
What is the Prime Meridian
This happens when fertile land becomes desert, like a field turning into sand instead of grass.
What is desertification
Deserts and mountains make trade harder, just like obstacles blocking a player’s path. Why?
What is they limit transportation and trade routes
A “cash crop” is like a team’s top scorer—it’s grown mainly for this purpose.
A “cash crop” is like a team’s top scorer—it’s grown mainly for this purpose.
This flat, grassy region is like Africa’s “wide-open stadium,” perfect for wildlife and farming.
What is the Savanna
This country, known for the Nile River and ancient pyramids, is like Africa’s “MVP of history.”
What is Egypt
When crops fail due to lack of rain, it causes hunger across “Team Africa.”
What is famine
In the Sahara, the hot, dry “game conditions” make it hard for this activity to happen.
What is farming / agriculture
Different ethnic groups in Africa are like different teams, each with its own language and traditions. True or False?
What is True
This rainforest region near the equator is Africa’s “green zone” full of biodiversity.
What is the Tropical Rainforest
The “All-Star team” of major rivers includes the Nile, Niger, and this river that flows through the Congo rainforest.
What is the Congo River
This occurs when dirty water affects irrigation, trade, and drinking—like giving a team bad water bottles.
What is water pollution
The Savanna’s grasslands are like open playing fields, great for raising livestock and this type of farming.
What is subsistence / cash crop farming
Different religious groups can be found across Africa, like teams with unique playbooks. Name one major religion.
What is Islam or Christianity
Name three major African land features you’d find on a “game map.”
What are the Nile River, Mount Kilimanjaro, and the Great Rift Valley
This country, known for Table Mountain and gold mines, sits at the southern tip of Africa.
What is South Africa
Poor soil from deforestation leads to this environmental “loss,” reducing the ability to grow crops.
What is scarcity of fertile soil
Explain how climate affects where people live in Africa—like fans choosing the best seats in a stadium.
What is people live near water and fertile areas, not in deserts
Describe how Africa’s physical geography impacts trade and culture, like how a stadium affects a team’s play style.
What is rivers support trade, deserts limit movement, and climate influences population and resources