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Africa Test One
Physical and Political, Environmental Issues, Population and Trade, no map stuff
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In which country does the Nile River meet the Mediterranean Sea? | Egypt |
| In what country does the Niger River meet the Atlantic Ocean? | Nigeria |
| Which country forms the border of southern Egypt? | Sudan |
| The Congo River flows through the middle of which central African country? | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Which country borders Ethiopia and Samalia and touches Lake Victoria? | Kenya |
| Which country makes up the southern tip of Africa? | South Africa |
| Africa is the world's _____________ largest continent(11,700,000 miles) | second |
| Africa is home to __________ countries | 52 |
| Africa is home to _________________ different languages | 1,000 |
| Africa is home to ______________ people | 800,000,000 |
| __________% of the world's population lives in Africa | 10 |
| The vast African continent has almost every type of landform and ________________ | climate |
| Africa can be divided into several ____________________, including the Sahara, the Sahel, the savannahs, and the tropical rain forests | regions |
| The Sahara is the world's largest ___________ desert | hot |
| The Sahara runs across the width of northern Africa and covers ___________ of the continent | one-third |
| The Sahara divides the continent into two distinct regions- _________________ Africa and sub-Saharan Africa | North |
| The Sahara is covered with sand _____________, rocky hills, and stretches of gravel that continue for miles and miles | dunes |
| Very few people live in the desert because it is considered of of the ______________________ places to live in the world | harshest |
| The people who do live in the desert are called ___________________. | nomads |
| Nomads move from place to place, usually traveling by camel, looking for food and ___________________ | water |
| The Sahel is a strip of dry grassland that is located __________________ of the Sahara and north of the equator that separates the desert from tropical rain forests | south |
| the word "Sahel" means "_________________" or "margin" | border |
| The Sahel is a dry, ______________ that is slowly turning into desert | semi-arid |
| The Sahel gets more rainfall than the desert, but still receives very ______________(ranging from 6-20 inches) | little |
| The Sahel is relatively ____________ with few mountains and hills | flat |
| People have tried to live in the Sahel but generations of overgrazing and __________________________ have caused soil erosion. | desertification |
| Vegetation is sparse in the Sahel-grasses and shrubs are ________________ distributed. | unevenly |
| The African savannas are hot, dry _______________ that are located near the Equator and cover almost half of Africa | grasslands |
| Savannas cover the regions just _________________ and south of the rainforests that lie along the equator. | north |
| The African savanna is the ____________ in the world(over 4.5 million square miles). | largest |
| There is a large variety of ___________________ in the African savannas, including lions, zebras, and elepahnts | wildlife |
| _______________ is good in the savannas, but only if there is good rainfall. | Farming |
| _______________ and grains like wheat, oats, and sorghum grown in the savanna region. | Grasses |
| The savanna area receives enough rain to support _______________ resistant undergrowth, but not enough to support forest-type vegetation. | drought |
| ____________________ are tall and thick, while trees are short and scattered in the savanna. | Grasses |
| Africa's tropical rain forest is located along the ___________________ coast of Africa, near the Equator, and lies in the Congo River Basin. | central |
| The rain forest covers one-fifth of the land surface of Africa and touches __________ countries. | 37 |
| The rainforest has a _______________, humid climate with an annual rainfall of over 17 feet. | hot |
| Africa's tropical rain forest is home to a large ________________ of animals. | variety |
| Trees are so thick and tall that ___________________ never reaches the forest floor in the rainforest! | sunlight |
| The trees grow _____________________ of feet tall in the rainforest. | hundreds |
| It's the _____________________ largest rain forest in the world; the Amazon rain forest in Brazil is the largest. | second |
| Unfortunately, about ____________% of this rain forest has shrunk due to deforestation. | 90 |
| The Congo River is in _________________ central Africa. | west |
| The Congo River begins in __________________ Africa, near Lake Tanganyika, and flows west. | central |
| The Congo River crosses the equator twice and is surrounded by _________________________. | rainforest |
| The Congo River is the ________________ longest river in Africa and the fifth longest in the world. | second |
| The Congo River is over ________________________ miles long | 3,000 |
| The Niger River is in _____________________ Africa. | western |
| The Niger River flows through Guinea, Mali, ___________________, Benin, and Nigeria | Niger |
| The Niger River is the _____________ largest river in Africa. | third |
| The Niger River runs over _______________________miles. | 2,600 |
| The mouth of the Niger River flows through a large delta, often referred to as the "Oil Delta" because of the__________________ industry that's centered here. | petroleum |
| The Nile River is in _________________ Africa. | eastern |
| The Nile River starts in the mountains of central Africa and flows northward through eastern Africa and empties into the ___________________ Sea. | Mediterranean |
| The Nile is the world's ____________________ river at 4,150 miles. | longest |
| The Nile River provides water for ________________ and Egypt. | Sudan |
| The Nile River is an important ____________________ for transporting people and goods. | waterway |
| The Nile also provides a source of __________________ for agriculture. | irrigation |
| Lake Victoria is the _____________ lake in Africa and the second largest freshwater lake in the world. (Lake Superior is the largest.) | largest |
| Lake Victoria is in central Africa and extends into three countries: __________________________, Uganda, and Kenya. | Tanzania |
| Lake Victoria is a _____________ reservoir for the Nile River. | headwaters |
| Even though it is shallow, Lake Victoria is vital in supporting the millions of ____________________ that live nearby. | people |
| Lake Victoria provides a _____________________ for many fishermen and attracts millions of tourists each year. | living |
| The Great Rift Valley is a giant ________________ in the Earth's surface. | dip |
| The Great Rift Valley was created about ______________ years ago when the African and Eurasian tectonic plates separated. | 35,000,000(about) |
| The Great Rift Valley runs north to south for over ____________________ miles, from Syria in Southwest Asia to Mozambique in east Africa. | 3,000 |
| The Great Rift Valley varies in _________________ from about 20 to 60 miles. | width |
| The Great Rift Valley is surrounded by ___________________. | highlands |
| The Great Rift Valley contains ______________ of Africa's most important lakes: Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, and Lake Malawi | three |
| Mt. Kilimanjaro is the ___________________ mountain in Africa. | tallest |
| Mt. Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania and rises approximately __________________________ feet at it's base to 19,340 feet above sea level. | 16,100 |
| The mountain(Kilimanjaro) is a _______________________ volcano. | dormant |
| Mt. Kilimanjaro is part of the Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major __________________________ destination. | climbing |
| The first climbers proven to have reached the summit of the mountain(Kilimanjaro) were Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller in ___________. | 1889 |
| The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in ______________ Africa. | north |
| The Atlas mountains extend from __________________ to Tunisia, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara desert. | Morocco |
| The Atlas Mountains separate the northern _______________________ regions from the Sahara Desert. | coastal |
| The Kalahari Desert is a large arid to semi-arid sandy area that's located in ___________________ Africa. | southwestern |
| The Kalahari Desert covers part of Botswana, Namibia, and ______________ Africa. | South |
| The Kalahari Desert's dunes range from 20 to ______________ feet high and can be 50 miles long. | 200 |
| The Kalahari Desert region is surrounded by semi-arid areas that are slowly becoming _______________ due to desertification. | drier |
| The Kalahari Desert is not a "true" desert because it receives ___________ inches of rain per year. | 3-10 |
| Because of the precipitation and ______________________ water supplies, grass, shrubs, and wild animals manage to live in the Kalahari desert. | underground |
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