Question | Answer |
Africa | 2nd largest continent in size and population |
Africa has __ countries | 53 |
Population | 2/3 lives in rural areas/villages |
Mt. Kilimanjaro | in Tanzania |
Desertification | When the fertile lands along the edges of deserts become deserts. Formed by misuse of land and erosion |
Savanna | a large area of wide-open grassland with a few scattered trees and shrubs |
Savannas two seasons | dry and wet |
Madagascar | largest island nation in Africa (4th largest in the world) |
Mozambique Channel | (in Indian ocean) separates Madagascar from mainland Africa (approx. 240 miles) |
There are __ major waterfalls in Africa | 45 |
Tugela falls | where? South Africa. Source? Tugela river. Status? Highest waterfall in Africa and 2nd highest in the world. Interesting fact? 5 separate tiers or drops |
Victoria falls | where? Border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Source? Zambezi river. Status? Widest waterfall in Africa and world. Interesting fact? Composed of four main streams |
Sahara | largest desert in Africa |
Mt. Kilimanjaro | major peak |
Atlas mountains | located in Northern Africa |
__ of Africa is covered by savannas. | 2/5 |
Madagascar | has rainforests |
Roof of Africa | what Kilimanjaro is called because it is the highest point in Africa and the tallest freestanding mountain in the world |
Stratovolcano | tall, conical volcano that can have explosive eruptions. Kilimanjaro is an inactive stratovolcano |
Africa has __ areas of rainforest | 3 |
Congo Basin rainforest | second-largest rainforest in the world. Known for its mountain gorillas and forest elephants |
The Congo basin has more than __ species of trees and __ animal. | 600; 10,000 |
West Africa’s rainforests | home to lowland gorillas and chimpanzees |
Nile | longest river in the world; source- lake Victoria |
___ people live in the __ countries that share that river | 300 million; 10 |
The Nile is the sole source for __ and __ | Egypt and Sudan |
David Livingstone | famous British missionary devoted his life to ministry in eastern and southern Africa |
Cape of Good Hope | extreme southern tip of the African continent |
Apartheid | term used for the policy of strict racial segregation practiced in south Africa until the 1990s |
Bantu | what people group includes the hundreds of tribes in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Ethiopia | only country in Africa that no foreign power has ever successfully colonized |