geography
adaptations/benefits
environments of africa
Vocab
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100
what is the longest river in Africa
What is the nile river
100
what is the largest desert in the world.
What is sahara
100
where is the sahel region
What is south of the sahara
100
this is the process by which land become more and more dry until it turns into a desert.
what is desertification
100
This divides labor into two categories, usually by gender.
What is gender-based division of labor?
200
In what country does the White Nile join the Blue Nile?
What is the Sudan.
200
This is an adaptation to help preserve marginal land
What are windbreaks or shifting agriculture?
200
what type of people live in the sahara
What is nomads
200
a long period of time with little or no rain
What is drought
200
This is a small business with little or no employees
What is a micro-enterprise?
300
what is the largest island in Africa?
What is Madagascar.
300
This is used as a cooking source to prevent deforestation?
What is coal?
300
what is the difference between the Sahara and Sahel?
Sahel recieves more rainfall.
300
this is a group of herders who move from place to place
What is pastoral nomads
300
This is part of the economy in which goods and services are exhanged outside government control.
What is the informal economy?
400
what is the third largest river in africa
What is niger river
400
These types of crops lead to desertfication.
What are cash crops?
400
not well suited for farming describes what vocaulary term?
What is marginal land
400
ergs, regs and hammdas are all examples of
What are landforms
400
This is a person who starts a small business
What is a micro-entrepreneur?
500
Along what physical feature does most of Egypt's population reside?
What is the Nile River.
500
Who is Mr. Claahsen?
The coolest Social Studies Teacher!
500
what color do the taureg wear?
What is blue
500
These are precious in the desert and usually formed at a low spot
What is an oasis?
500
These are areas most threatened by desertification.
what are marginal lands?
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