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Africa Review

Africa Review. STUDY YOUR MAPS!. Egypt Lake Victoria Nigeria Lake Tanganiyka Kenya Nile River Sudan Congo River South Sudan Niger River DRC Indian Ocean Mediterranean Sea Red Sea. Which is separated from the coast by the Atlas Mountains?. The Sahel The Sahara Desert

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Africa Review

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  1. Africa Review

  2. STUDY YOUR MAPS! • Egypt Lake Victoria • Nigeria Lake Tanganiyka • Kenya Nile River • Sudan Congo River • South Sudan Niger River • DRC Indian Ocean • Mediterranean Sea Red Sea

  3. Which is separated from the coast by the Atlas Mountains? • The Sahel • The Sahara Desert • The Kalahari Desert • The equatorial rain forest

  4. Which best describes the Sahara Desert? • Perfectly flat and sandy • The largest desert in the world • Impossible for people to go across • Located only in the northwest coast of Africa

  5. Where is the African Sahel located? • Just south of the Sahara • Along the Mediterranean Coast • Along the eastern edge by the Indian Ocean • In the southern most part of the African continent.

  6. What is causing the Sahel to expand in recent years? • Damming rivers and preventing irrigation • Several years of heavy rains and flooding • Over-grazing and cutting trees for fuel • Government programs have moved too many people into the area

  7. Which describes the savanna region? • Desert • Grassland • Coastal plain • High mountain ranges

  8. Where is the largest area of African savanna? • Along the Mediterranean coast • Along the edge of the Sahara Desert • In the extreme north of the continent • In the center of the continent along the equator

  9. Which is the biggest threat to the African rainforests today? • Overpopulation • War and political unrest • Extended periods of drought • Pollution from nuclear power plants

  10. Where is the Kalahari Desert located? • Along the equator • In southern Africa • Across Egypt and Sudan • North of the Sahara Desert

  11. Which is the longest river in Africa? • Nile River • Niger River • Congo River • Amazon River

  12. Congo River is to Atlantic Ocean as Nile River is to: • Red Sea • Indian Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Mediterranean Sea

  13. Which is the largest lake in Africa? • Lake Chad • Lake Nasser • Lake Victoria • Lake Tanganyika

  14. Which river system flows through the largest rainforest in Africa? • Nile River • Niger River • Congo River • White Nile

  15. Which is true of both the Niger River and Congo River? • They begin near the Red Sea • They begin near Lake Tanganyika • They flow into the Atlantic Ocean • They flow into the Mediterranean Sea

  16. What is important about the Niger River delta? • The delta is poor farming land • The area is rich in oil deposits • The area frequently dries completely up • Few people live in the area around the delta

  17. What has prevented the Congo from developing its rich mineral resources? • Political unrest • No coastline or seaport • Lack of a good transportation system • Small population, with little interest in this work

  18. Where do most of Egypt’s people live? • Along the coast • The Sahara Desert • The Nile River valley • The city of Alexandria

  19. Which makes up a large portion of Nigeria’s potential wealth? • Oil reserves • Heavy industry • Cattle production • Commercial agriculture

  20. Why do Nigerians see little from their country’s oil wealth? • Political corruption • A weak global market for oil • The poor quality of oil produced • The difficulty in pumping oil from the ground

  21. Why have the people of South Sudan suffered terribly in recent years? • Outbreaks of small pox • Political and ethnic conflicts • Constant drought and high winds • Flooding from the large river system in that country

  22. What is one of the major problems facing those who depend on the Nile River for their water? • The Nile River no longer has any fish • The Nile is too shallow to be used for transportation. • The river always dries up during the summer months • The water is contaminated by human and industrial waste.

  23. How did the Aswan High Dam change Egyptian farming? • The Dam has allowed year-round irrigation • The Dam allowed more silt to be washed down the river • The Dam has increased the annual flooding of the Nile River • Many men were able to give up farming and work in construction.

  24. What is silt? • A type of chemical fertilizer • A chemical used to produce electricity • Industrial pollution found in the Nile River • Rich topsoil carried from one location to another by floodwaters

  25. Continual use of chemical fertilizers causes what to build up in soil? • Silt • Salt • Animal waste • Rocks and gravel

  26. Which part of Africa has access to the Niger River? • Sahel • Lake Victoria • Sahara Desert • Kalahari Desert

  27. Which best describes a major use of the Niger River? • Little used because it is too shallow • Source of much hydroelectric power • Used for transportation and agriculture • Used for irrigation projects in the Sahara Desert

  28. Which best describes a major use of the Congo River? • Irrigation of farmland • Water only for rainforest animals • Supplying pipelines to share water with Egypt • Transportation of goods and people from the interior of Africa to the Indian Ocean

  29. What do some people believe might lead to water wars in Africa? • Demands to reroute water to the desert • Competition among countries that share a river system • Demands to reroute rivers to supply water to the rainforest • United Nations decrees telling African nations how to share water

  30. Why do some governments ignore pollution of major rivers and waterways? • They want the industries to be profitable • The people of most countries do not care about pollution • Industries always have plans in place to clean up pollution • Most government officials do not recognize pollution as a problem

  31. What destroyed grassland and forests that were once found in the Sahel? • Years of heavy flooding • The development of factories • Continuous farming and overgrazing • Repeated use by nomads and camel caravans

  32. Why are droughts a problem for farmers in the Sahel? • Animals move into the desert to find water • The desert stops expanding when there is rain in the Sahel • The soil is of poor quality and dry conditions result in fewer crops • People do not try to farm in the Sahel any more due to the increased rainfall

  33. Which is a result of desertification for the people living in the Sahel region? • Increased tourism • More jobs in manufacturing • Increased starvation and poverty • Decreased support from the United Nations

  34. Which has been a major cause of desertification? • Years of uncontrolled flooding • Overuse of the land by the people • Heavy seasonal winds coming off the desert • Sharp and unexpected changes in the climate

  35. What African country is losing its rainforest rapidly today? • Egypt • Congo • Kenya • Nigeria

  36. Why is most rainforest area lost today? • Unchecked forest fires • Harsh drought and high winds • Diseases that attack old growth trees • Logging for industry, farming, and fuel

  37. Which is the location of most desertification in southern Africa? • Sahel • Sahara Desert • Kalahari Desert • Tropical Rainforest

  38. What is meant by the “Great Line” when one is talking about desertification? • The line between the desert and the cultivated areas • The line dividing rural and urban neighborhoods • The point in a river at which pollution begins • A barrier up around factories to keep people away for their own safety

  39. Which phrase best describes the Sahara region? • Hot, dry desert • Rolling grassland • Tropical rainforest • Scattered grassland and scrub brush

  40. What is a nomad? • Plantation owners who live along the coast • Industrial workers who live in African cities • One who wanders from place to place to find food and water • Those who live and farm in the villages at the edge of a desert

  41. What were two of the most important trade goods carried across the Sahara Desert by caravan? • Iron and silver • Gold and salt • Gold and silver • Spices and wood

  42. What is the name for a desert area that gets some rainfall or where there is a spring? • Nomad • Oasis • Savanna • Tuarag

  43. What phrase best describes the Sahel? • Rolling grasslands and low hills • An area that borders the desert • A desert made up of high sand dunes • Cleared land that was once rainforest

  44. Why is farming so difficult in the African Sahel? • No rain falls in the Sahel at all • Thick grass makes farming difficult • Rainfall can vary widely from year to year • Farm animals in the Sahel eat up all the crops

  45. What is the most common way people make a living in the Sahel? • Logging • Fishing and shipbuilding • Caravan trade in gold and salt • Herding and subsistence farming

  46. Which phrase best describes the savanna? • A semi-arid region south of the Sahara Desert • An area of harsh desert in the north of the continent • Grasslands making up half of the African continent • An area of fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast

  47. Which is found on the African savanna? • A heavy jungle canopy • A wide variety of animals • Dry areas with just an occasional oasis • Lots of commercial logging businesses

  48. Which is the greatest danger for the African savanna today? • Seasonal fires • Logging industries • The annual droughts • Activities of people

  49. What are some African countries trying to do to protect the savanna? • Setting land aside as national parks • Setting up zoos for the animals that are threatened • Stopping all commercial logging in central Africa • Refusing to let people move into the savanna area

  50. What phrase best describes the rainforest? • Hot and dry desert • Semi-arid farmland • Rolling grassy plains • Humid and warm with thick vegetation

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