Africa Geography
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| Sahara Region- 1. Area it covers 2. Why it is expanding | 1. From Atlantic to Red Sea
2. Deforestation, drought, and overgrazing
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| Sahel- 1. Problems 2. How people are making a living 3. Area it covers 4. Why it is expanding | 1. Desertification, deforestation, rainfall varies
2. Through agriculture
3. Borders Savanna and desert
4. Becomes bigger due to overgrazing, overpopulation, over farming
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| Savanna- 1. Why it is expanding 2. What is being done to protect it | 1. Overpopulation, poaching
2. Setting aside national parks
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| Rain Forest- 1. Problems 2. Threats | 1. Deforestation, extinction
2. Deforestation, overpopulation
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| What is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world found in Africa? | Lake Tanganyika
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| What is one of the largest lakes in Africa? | Lake Victoria
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| Which river flows into the Gulf on Guinea? | Niger River
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| What is the longest river in Africa? | Nile River
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| What physical feature extends from Mozambique to Syria? | Great Rift Valley
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| Which mountain has snow all year round? | Mount Kilimanjaro
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| Which desert in Southern Africa has red sand? | Kalahari Desert
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| Which desert is separated from the coast by the Atlas Mountains? | Sahara Desert
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| Which plateau is in Eastern Africa? | Ethiopian Highlands
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| What is the difference between an ethnic group and a religious group? | religious shares a common belief; ethnic shares a culture
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| What is the main Arab religious belief? | Muslim
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| What is the main Swahili religious belief? | Believe in spirits, wear amulets to protect themselves, Islam
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| What is the main Ashanti religions belief? | Worship golden stool, traditional, animist
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| What is the main Bantu religious belief? | many different beliefs; mostly traditional and ancestral
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| Why is the Bantu migration so important to Africa? | Blended culture
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| deforestation | population causes it, cutting down trees to clear space for cultivation
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| desertification | over farming, over cultivation, deforestation, over irrigation
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| water quality | parasites are in the water
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| toxic waste | lack of govt. regulations, solution is filtration systems
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| poor soil | overpopulation, deforestation
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| energy extraction | pipe leaks, explosion from seismic service, drawing fluids
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| preservation of wildlife | Deforestation, S- making wildlife preserves
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| What river flows into the Atlantic Ocean | Congo River
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