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Africa Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the largest lake in Africa? | Lake Victoria |
| What is the longest lake and second deepest lake in the world? | Lake Tanganyika |
| What desert covers most of northern Africa? | Sahara |
| What mountain range stretches from Southwest Morocco to Northern Tunisia? | Atlas |
| What is the world’s longest river? | Nile |
| What is Africa’s transition zone between desert and rainforest called? | Sahel |
| What African landform has rolling grassland and few, scattered trees? | Savanna |
| What desert is located in southern Africa? | Kalahari |
| Since the late 1900s, the Sahel region of Africa has faced problems resulting from: | increasing desertification |
| What agricultural condition threatens the land in Kenya, Botswana, and Mali? | Desertification |
| What is ‘desertification’? | Spread of desert area |
| Which climate zone do animals such as lions, gazelles, and zebras live? | Savannah |
| Why is farming so difficult in the Sahel? | Little rain falls in the region. |
| Which is the best climate zone in Africa for farming? | Savannah |
| Where do most of Egypt’s people live? | In the Nile River Valley |
| What resource makes up a large portion of Nigeria’s potential wealth? | Oil reserves |
| . Gold, coal, diamonds, and platinum are all major resources for which African Region? | South |
| What is one major problem facing those who depend on the Nile River for their water? | It is heavily contaminated by human and industrial wastes. |
| The absence of rainfall is referred to as ____________. | Drought |
| What is an example of an ethnic group? | People who share language and culture |
| What is an example of a religious group? | People who share a belief in the same god |
| The two main religious groups in Africa are: | Muslims and Christians |
| What religion did Arab traders bring with them to Africa? | Islam |
| Most African languages can be traced to which ethnic group? | Bantu |
| Why are so many different languages spoken in West Africa? | because each ethnic group speaks a separate language |
| In which country do most Ashanti live? | Ghana |
| About how many people in Africa today are part of the Bantu culture? | Over sixty million |
| Which ethnic group worships the “Golden Stool”? | Ashanti |
| The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu and | Arabic |
| Where are the majority of the Swahili people found? | East Africa |
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