Regions
Vocabulary
Regions and Vocab
Bodies of Water
This and That
100

What is the largest desert in the world? 

What is the Sahara Desert.

100

What happens when there is not enough water and the the land is very dry. 

What is a drought.

100

What connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean? 

What is the Strait of Gibraltar. 

100

What ocean is on the east side of Africa? 

What is the Indian Ocean. 

100

Where are most cities found in Africa?

What is near water! 
200

What region does not have a lot of animal life, but it does have coral reef and barrier islands that help protect it?

What is the Swahili Coast. 

200

What is another name for grassland? 

What is SAVANNA

200
What are trees whose roots are showing called? 

What is mangrove forests.

200

What is the longest river in Africa? 

What is the Nile River. 

200

What region can you find lions, elephants, baboons, white rhinos and Burchell's zebras?

What is South Africa.

300

What Great Lake in the Great Lakes Region is the largest lake in Africa and is also where the Nile River begins?

What is Lake Victoria. 

300

What are plains of sand and gravel found in the Sahara desert? 

What are regs.

300

What kind of land covers nearly half of Africa?

What is SAVANNA or grassland. 

300

What body of water is found on the north part of Africa? 

What is the Meditteranean Sea. 

300

Where does the dromedary camel live?

What is the Sahara Desert. 

400
What is the transition zone between the Sahara and the Savannas?

What is Sahel.

400

What is it called when trees are cut down? 

What is deforestation. 

400

What are the sand dunes in a desert called? 

What are ERGS.

400

What body of water boders Egypt and Sudan to the east? 

What is the Red Sea.

400
What region do hippos and crocodiles call home? 

What is the Great Lakes Region. 

500
What region has a variety of wildlife and plants. This region has  more plants and animals than any other region. 

What is the Rainforest. 

500

What is another name for mountains found in the desert? 

What is hamadas.

500

What is it called when a species of plants is only found in one region? 



What is endemic.



500

What is the passage that leads from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

What is the Suez Canal.

500

Where are 80% of Africa's mountains found?

What is Ethiopian Highlands.