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Regions of Africa
Land and Water
Climate and Vegetation
Resources and Land Use
Key Terms
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What is the world's largest desert covering most of North Africa?
Sahara Desert
100
What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
Mt. Kilamanjaro
100
What is the area of land that supports tall grasses, thorny bushes, and scattered trees?
savanna
100
What is most of Africa's farmland used for?
subsistence farming
100
What is a deep crack in the surface of the earth
rift
200
What region of Africa is the most populated?
West Africa What region of Africa is the most populated?
200
What is Africa usually called because the elevation of the much of the land is high?
plateau continent
200
What is the job of many nomads living in the Sahara?
travel to find food and water for their herds-herders
200
What are crops that are raised for sale?
cash crops
200
What is the height of land above or below sea level?
elevation
300
What region of Africa are the highest mountains?
East Africa
300
Why is it impossible for ships to sail from Africa's interior to the sea?
waterfalls and rapids interrupt the rivers' flow
300
What are the three factors that influence Africa's climate?
elevation, location to the equator, and closeness to bodies of water and landforms
300
What is it when an economy of a nation is dependent on one kind of industry, such as farming?
specialized economy
300
What is a period of little or no rainfall?
drought
400
What region is the Namib and Kalahari Desert located?
Southern Africa
400
How do people use the Congo, Niger, and the Nile rivers?
farming and fishing
400
Which of Africa's climate regions do you think you would be least likely to contract malaria?
deserts
400
What are Africa's most important natural resources?
crops, minerals, and timber
400
What are people who move from place to place?
nomads
500
What are the four regions of Africa?
North, South/Central, East, West
500
How did farming on the Nile change after the Aswan High Dam was built?
Farmers no longer had to worry about the Nile flooding their crops, and waters from Lake Nasser are channeled to water crops that grow in the desert.
500
What are the three vegetation regions of Africa?
tropical rainforests, tropical savannas, and deserts
500
What is the affect on African countries if they produce a variety of crops, raw materials, and manufactured goods?
they can protect their economies in an unstable world market
500
What is raising just enough crops to support one's family?
subsistence farming