Ecosystems
Physical Features
Regions
Fast Facts
Maps, maps, maps
100

Very few people live in this ecosystem because it is considered one of the harshest places in the world to live.

What is the Desert Ecosystem or the Sahara Desert Ecosystem?

100

This famous river lies in Eastern Africa and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

What is the Nile River?

100

This geographic region of Africa contains countries such as Chad and Gabon.

What is Central Africa?

100
Of the seven continents, Africa ranks _____ in terms of land mass (11,700,000 square miles).

What is second?

100

The Mercator Projection was created by Geert de Kremer during this century.

What is the 16th?

200

Grasses are tall and thick in this ecosystem, while trees are short and scattered.

What is the Savanna?

200

This desert lies in southwestern Africa and is not considered a "true desert" because it receives 3-10 inches of rainfall each year.

What is the Kalahari Desert?

200

Mali and Nigeria are part of this geographic region of Africa.

What is western Africa?

200

This is the number of countries in Africa.

What is 54?

200

These countries are greatly enlarged on the Mercator Projection. (Name 2)

What are Canada, Russia, USA, Greenland.

300

People have tried to live in this ecosystem but overgrazing and desertification have caused soil erosion making it difficult to settle here.

What is the Sahel Ecosystem?

300

This river is the second longest river in Africa and the fifth longest in the world.

What is the Congo River?

300

Most of the Sahara Desert is in this region of Africa.

What is northern Africa?

300

Africa has every type of landform and __________?

What is climate?

300

The Mercator projection map was made primarily for this reason.

What is navigation?

400

This ecosystem is located along the central coast of Africa, near the equator.

What is the Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystem?

400

This physical feature is technically a dormant volcano and is a popular climbing destination.

What is Mt. Kilimanjaro.

400

Many tourists come to this region of Africa to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro each year.

What is eastern Africa?

400
This word means a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms as well as weather work together to form a bubble.

What is an ecosystem?

400

This is the number of times Greenland can fit into the Africa according to the TedEd video watched in class.

What is 10?

500
90% of the rainforests have shrunk due to these reasons.

What is climate change and deforestation?

500

This physical features lies in central Africa and extends into three countries: Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.  It provides a living for fisherman and attracts millions of tourists each year.

What is Lake Victoria?

500

Lesotho is land locked in this region of Africa.

What is southern Africa.

500

This is the term for people who live in the Sahara Desert and usually travel by camel looking for food and water.

What is a nomad?

500

This person was a Greek mathematician who among other things created a grid for mapping the Earth.

Who is Aristotle?