Pgs 332-333
What does Camaroon have at its highest point?
Active volcano
What are the examples of landforms in this region?
Low coastal regions, plains, plateaus, savannas, hills, highlands and mountains.
Which pink lake is manmade and has saltwater?
Lake Retba
Which areas have rainy seasons from October to May?
Regions a few degrees south of the equator
Which resource do you find in Sierra Leone?
Diamonds
What is a savanna?
A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions
Where is the Ogooué River?
Gabon
Which part of Africa experiences shifting winds?
Western Africa
What resources can you find in Equatorial Guinea?
Petroleum, fish, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, and timber
Which resources do you find in CAR?
Diamonds, uranium, gold, and petrolieum
The island nation of Sāo Tomé and Principe was formed by what?
Volcanic activity
In addition to the Atlantic Ocean, West and Central African nations have a number of what?
Important rivers that make life possible in this region
Which part receives more rainfall than the lowlands?
Highlands
Which two areas are mentioned that experience all three climates?
DRC and Congo
Which resources do you find in Nigeria?
Timber, petroleum, and rubber
Five of the other Central African nations have some access to the what?
Atlantic Ocean
Several of these were formed by volcanoes
Mountains
What is extracted and exported out of the pink lake?
Salt
What crosses the heart of Central Africa?
Equator
Which resources do you find in Cape Verde Islands?
Fish and salt
Eleven of the other countries in this region have a variety of landforms ranging from what?
The sedimentary basin of the Congo River is called what?
Congo Basin
Which region has small lakes, but no large lakes?
DRC
Which three tropical weather patterns do we see near the equator?
Tropical rainforest, savanna, and monsoon
Which resources do you find in Senegal?
Fish and phosphates