Physical Geography
What is a steep slope capped by a nearly flat plateau?
Escarpment
Which desert is the largest desert?
Sahara Desert
What percent of the population is under age 15?
50%
What is the main form of communication?
Radio
What separates people and counteracts efforts of unity?
Tribalism
____________ have filled with sediment eroded from surrounding highlands over time.
Basins
About how many days a year does it rain in areas that have humid tropical climates?
Over 200 days a year
High poverty is due to what?
Low economic growth rate
What is working to provide access to television?
Satellite technology
TRUE OR FALSE?
Debts to colonial powers still exist.
TRUE
How many great rivers are there?
4
What type of climate is created from rainstorms in the summer that move into S. Africa from the Indian Ocean?
Humid - Subtropical Climate
What two issues are causing little farmland?
Lack of food and land is worn out.
What would be helpful to support economic growth in Sub- Saharan Africa and N. Africa?
Highways linking them.
What has not always been successful?
Democracy
_____________ is a long deep valley with mountainous slopes on sides.
Rifts
What type of climate is in the southern tip of Africa?
Mediterranean Climate
Poor nutrition and lack of clean water can cause what?
Death
What is happening due to limited printed resources?
The literacy rate is low
Poverty levels are ________.
High
Name the four great rivers.
Nile, Niger, Zambezi, and Congo River
Droughts, floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes are known as what?
Natural Challenges.
What is the growth of cities by water?
Urbanization
There is a limited use of what?
Internet services
What is being constantly discussed?
Social, political, and environmental issues