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Unit 3 Review
SS7G2 & SS7G3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The region that covers most of the central coast of Africa. | Rainforest |
| Vast area of rolling grasslands with low shrubs that supports a variety of animals. | Savanna |
| The largest desert in northern Africa. | Sahara Desert |
| Semi-arid region between the Sahara Desert and the rainforest that is slowly turning into a desert. | Sahel |
| The basic physical systems of a country's population, including healthcare, roads, utilities, water, and sewage. | infrastructure |
| A country surrounded by land. | landlocked |
| The total loss of forest by cutting down too many trees. | deforestation |
| The process of turning productive, or semi arid land into nonproductive desert. Expanding of the desert. | desertification |
| The name for a set area that gets some rainfall or where there is a spring. | oasis |
| The most reliable way to get across the Sahara. | camel |
| One who wanders from place to place to find food and water. | nomad |
| The area where desertification is the greatest. | Sahel |
| Logging for industry, farming, and fuel is the main reason the loss of trees in this part of Africa. | Rainforest |
| Herders allowing their animals to eat too much natural vegetation. | overgrazing |
| Country in West Africa that has the Niger River and the Sahel in the north. | Nigeria |
| North African country that has the Nile River as its water source. | Egypt |
| Central African country that is mostly rainforest. | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| East African country in the savanna region. | Kenya |
| Country in the southern most tip of Africa. | South Africa |
| Country that has divided into two countries due to ethnic conflict. | Sudan |
| Largest lake in Africa. | Lake Victoria |
| River with the most tributaries because it is in the rainforest. | Congo River |
| Longest river in Africa. | Nile River |
| Biggest problem in the African rainforests | cutting down trees for fuel and to sell |
| How does polluted water cause problems in sub-Saharan Africa? | people get sick |
| This provides for the basic needs of the farmer’s family, with little or nothing left over to sell | subsistence farming |
| The process of bringing water to dry land to use for farming or other purposes. | irrigation |
| What happens to the supply of clean water as the population grows in some countries? | the supply decreases |
| cause- polluted water is killing the fish or making them unfit to eat. What is the effect? | effect- this is harming the fishing industry |
| list three main environmental issues of Africa | water pollution and unequal distribution, deforestation, and desertification |
| What are some causes of water pollution in Africa? | factories, people and animal waste, overpopulation, frequency of parasites living in standing water |
| How has industrialization added to the water pollution problem and why is it ignored by some government officials in Africa? | factories pollute the water but the increased profit is helping the economy so regulations and environmental issues are not a major concern for the countries involved |
| What are causes of desertification and what areas of Africa are affected? | Poor farming techniques, overuse of land, overgrazing by animals, cutting down of trees and other vegetation results in desertification in areas such as the Sahara/Sahel. |
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