Regions
What two lines intersect Africa that affects both the regions and the climates
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
This Body of water can be found in the middle of dessert.
Oasis
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What 3 countries experience a pleasant Mediterranean climate?
Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia
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This word refers to the farming of Fish.
What is the main "crop" the raise?
Aquaculture
Tilapia, mullet, and carp
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These two terms describes the role of the family in this part of the world. What are they and what do they mean?
Patriarchal means that the Man is the head of the home and does all the Manuel labor.
Hierarchal means the man makes all the decisions and has the final say. The woman has no voice.
This mountain range is in North Africa and stretches 1500 miles along the northwest coast.
Atlas Mountains
This river is the life blood of Egypt.
Nile River
The mountains in Morocco and Algeria get snow during the winter months. This promotes what activity in Africa?
Skiing and Snowboarding
What is the main resource that countries in Northern Africa Produce?
Petroleum or oil
What part of the Sahel do women have the most freedom?
The more you travel into the Sahel the more freedom they have.
This region is a band of grass - covered plains that is about 300 miles wide.
The Niger River
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The climate is hot and dry. Little to no rainfall. Soil is not good so it prohibits crops from growing.
This element is used to aid farmers produce better crops. Africa produces 1/3 of the world's supply of it.
Phosphate
Sunni
What is the Largest Dessert in Africe?
Sahara
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The Nile delta empties in the Mediterranean. Is this considered upper Egypt or lower Egypt? Why?
Lower Egypt, It is the part of Egypt that has lower elevation.
What is the climate in the Southern Sahel?
Savannah climate
The Governments is Northern Africa are very....
Instable
Syncretism
This Body of water is the Main source of drinking water for 4 countries. They also depend on this body of water for resources such as fish.
Lake Chad
What river in Northern Africa can only navigated through the rainy months?
Chari River
The climate in the Northern Part of the Sahel gets how many inches of rainfall annually?
About 4 inches
Africa has a lot of these groups that keeps their countries from having a centralized Government. What are those groups
Tribes and people that are loyal to them.
African Muslims depend on the practice of this to help make decisions.
Divinition