Vocabulary
Physical Features
Climates
People and Population
Disease
100
What is the Sahel
A semiarid area that lies between the Sahara and moister regions to the south in northern Africa.
100
What two things do the physical features range from?
deserts to dense rain forest.
100
What land survives dry spells?
Savannah is a landscape of scattered grasslands that can survive dry spells
100
What percent of Chad is arable land?
3%
100
What are the two main insects cause disease
Tsetse fly and Mosquitoes
200
What is a Savanna?
A park like landscape of grasslands with scattered trees that can survive dry spells, found in tropical areas with dry seasons.
200
What is the Sahara?
The world’s largest and hottest desert, reached down into West and Central Africa from the north.
200
What are two examples of animals that live here?
Animals like rats, hares, gazelles, hyenas, and ostriches are here
200
What people live in Chad?
Nomads
200
What is the tsetse fly known for?
The tsetse fly spreads a parasite that causes a disease known as sleeping sickness.
300
What is Arable Land
land that can be used for farming
300
What is the landscape of Africa? (Rain forests, Plateaus, Deserts...)
Much of the continent of Africa as a whole is a plateau.
300
Are temperatures high or low all year?
High
300
How many tons of oil have dripped from leaky pipelines into the Niger Delta?
1.5 million
300
What are mosquitoes known for?
Mosquitoes spread malaria
400
What is Desertification
The change when arable land dries out and becomes desert
400
What is a drainage basin
A drainage basin is the entire area of land from which rainfall flows into a river or lake
400
What type of climate can be found along the equator?
A tropical wet climate can be found along the equator.
400
How many people does Niger have?
148 million people
400
What is malaria
Life-threatening disease spread by mosquitoes and caused by parasites
500
What is Deforestation
The loss of forest cover in a region that results from the trees in a forest being destroyed faster than they can grow back
500
What is one example of a basin?
The Niger River Basin
500
How long is the Sahel rainy season
three months
500
What forces people from their homes?
Conflicts
500
Where is malaria common?
Through the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa.
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