All Regions
"Sub-Saharan" refers to the fact that East, West, South & West Africa are _______ the Saharan Desert
a. In between
b. Below
C. Above
D. Around
B. Below
What is the primary geographic feature in East Africa?
a. Great Rift Valley
b. Savannas & Sahel
c. Congo Basin/Rainforest
d. Kalahari Desert, Great Escarpment, Plateaus
a. Great Rift Valley
What is the primary geographic feature in Central Africa?
a. Great Rift Valley
b. Savannas & Sahel
c. Congo Basin/Rainforest
d. Kalahari Desert, Great Escarpment, Plateaus
c. Congo Basin/Rainforest
What is the primary geographic feature in South Africa?
a. Great Rift Valley
b. Savannas & Sahel
c. Congo Basin/Rainforest
d. Kalahari Desert, Great Escarpment, Plateaus
d. Kalahari Desert, Great Escarpment, Plateaus
Hydroelectric electricity is electricity powered by a _________ source
water
(West, South, East, Central)
EAST Africa
Explain these three words:
- adapt
- Depend
- Change
Adapt - people change themselves to fit environment (put on a coat)
Depend - people use their surroundings to help survival (sell wheat, drink water)
Change - people physically change the place they live in (cut down trees)
True or False: No companies are able to cut down ANY trees in the Congo River Basin
FALSE
Can include: child workers, poor wages, low life expectancy, poor working conditions
A dormant volcano is:
a. Inactive
b. Tall
c. Overflowing
A. Inactive
To the NORTH of the Great Escarpment can be found what physical feature in South Africa?
Kalahari Desert
What is one way way the Afar depend on the Great Rift Valley?
a. cutting down trees
b. selling salt from salt flats
c. sharpening their teeth due to the fluoride in the water
b. selling salt from salt flats
Deforestation takes away homes for animals to live in, so they migrate to different parts of the basin. Therefore, food supply decreases.
What is the Kimberly process?
The system designed to reassure consumers that the diamonds they purchase were conflict free
Materials or goods that can be bought, sold, or traded is called a __________
Commodity
Name two geographic features found in CENTRAL Africa
- Congo River
-Congo River Basin
What is one way way the Afar change thenselves using the Great Rift Valley?
sharpen teeth using the water that has an excess amount of fluoride
How do illegal permits lead to an increase of logging in the Congo River basing
teacher will check
What is ONE positive of the changes made in the Diamond Industry in Botswana?
Can Include:
- longer life expectancy
- money from diamonds sold in Botswana mines given back to Botswana
- money from diamonds sold in Botswana mines given to local charities
- money from diamonds sold in Botswana mines used for infrastructure
The ______ is the semiarid grassland that separates the Sahara from the savannas
The Sahel
Fully explain TWO differences between interior and coastal countries in West Africa
Possible Answers
- CLIMATE - coastal experiences more rainfall while interior countries are more dry and arid
- Geography - coastal countries have more farmland while interior countries are more desert-like
- Population - coastal countries have a higher population while interior countries have a lower population
The Congo Rainforest is "the world's lung". Explain how deforestation is leading to a rise in CO2
teacher will check
While the diamond industry is worth close to 81 BILLION dollars, people working in diamond mines are often living in poverty (unable to make enough money for basic living). Why?
Teacher will look at boards
What is the difference between a Kimberly certification diamond and blood diamond?
The Kimberly Certification is: an international certification system designed to reassure consumers that the diamonds they bought were conflict-free
A Blood Diamond is: mined in African war zones, often by forced labor, and used to fund armed rebel movements