Africa Physical Geo.

Description:	6th grade - alg. AFRICA Chapter 1 SMS
Category:	Geography
Created by:	SimardRR on 2006-12-07
Stack ID:	59051

Be able to correctly spell: MEDITERRANEAN

Influences on Africa's climate: - distance from equator - elevation - distance from large bodies of water - amount of rainfall

Africa's primary types of vegetation: Tropical rainforests, deserts and tropical savannas

Minerals mined in Africa: petroleum copper gold silver diamonds uranium titanium

Crops grown by substinence farmers: grains, barley, cacao, tea, coffee, wheat, fruits, vegetables, cassava, yams

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Flap 1	Flap 2
artificially watering crops	irrigate
add variety	diversify
region of deseart with water and some vegetation	oasis
crops grown and sold for money	cash crops
people who travel from place to place to find water and food for their herds	nomads
type of soil that is good for growing crops	fertile
height of land above sea level	elevation
steep cliff near the coast	escarpment
The way people make a living affects the _________________.	economy
___________ interrupt a river's flow and ships can't pass through	cataracts
________________ is a major part of Africa's economy.	farming
African countries diversify their economy to ______________ themselves during times where the world's economy is uncertain.	protect
Africa is called the ______________ continent because it has high elevation	plateau
_______________ Desert crosses most of NORTH Africa	Sahara
Tall grasses, thorny bushes and scattered trees grow here	savanna
Important natural resources in Africa	crops, minerals & timber
3 major rivers in Africa	Congo, Niger, Zambezi
The ___________ River flows north into the Mederterranian Sea	Nile
2 deserts in SOUTH Africa	Namib & Kalahari
2 cash crops in Africa	coffee & tea
raising crops to support one's family	substinence farming