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AFRICA GEOGRAPHY
UNIT 1 REVIEW
Along the Nile River
What country is this?
SOUTH AFRICA
In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called?
DESERTIFICATION
What country is this?
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
People are cutting the trees down for $$,
farming, etc.
Explain why the population of the Sahara is low.
LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER
What country is this?
SUDAN
Arabic and Traditional African languages
Which concept relates to religion rather than ethnicity?a. Kimba is Ashanti.b. Mustafa follows the Quran.c. Kemal is a nomadic herder.d. Jambo speaks Swahili.
B
What country is this?
EGYPT
Name the mixed ethnic group, who mostly live in North Africa and the Middle East.
ARABS
The Savanna
What lake is this?
LAKE VICTORIA
Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa.
SAHARA DESERT
What River is this?
CONGO RIVER
Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara
where desertification is a problem.
The Sahel
Sudan
What River is this?
NILE RIVER
Which statement BEST describes the result of fertile soil along the Niger River?A. East Africa is the population center of Africa.B. South Africa is the population center of Africa.C. North Africa is the population center of Africa.D. West Africa is the population center of Africa.
D
What country is this?
SOUTH AFRICA
Some regions in Africa battle with widespread famine. What is famine?
EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD
What country is this?
KENYA
Pollutes the water
What River is this?
NIGER RIVER
The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa.
NIGER
What lake is this?
LAKE TANGANYIKA
The increasing number of people in the region and animals eating the
grasses
The development of the Swahili language was a direct result ofA. The mixing of the African and Arabic culturesB. The mixing of the African and Swahili culturesC. The mixing of the African and Arabic culturesD. The mixing of the African and Ashanti cultures
A
Longest river in the world
WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS?
NIGERIA
Sahara Desert
The Savanna
What desert is this?
THE KALAHARI
DESERT
Tropical Rainforest
What River is this?
CONGO RIVER
What lake is this?
LAKE TANGANYIKA
What Region is this?
THE SAHARA DESERT
Oasis
What mountains are these?
ATLAS MOUNTAINS
Ashanti
What Region is this?
THE SAHEL
Northern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
What River is this?
NIGER RIVER
The Mediterranean Sea
Desertification
Overgrazing by animals
Northern Africa and the Middle East
Bantu
A lack of rainfall for an extended period of
time
Rich soil carried into an area by rivers/flooding
Lake Tanganyika
Into cities
Swahili
Deforestation
Lake Victoria
Pollution
Desertification and Soil Erosion
Kalahari Desert
Nile River
Ghana
Central & Southern Africa
Islam
What country is this?
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Explain why the population of the Sahara is low.
LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER
What country is this?
SUDAN
Which concept relates to religion rather than ethnicity?a. Kimba is Ashanti.b. Mustafa follows the Quran.c. Kemal is a nomadic herder.d. Jambo speaks Swahili.
B
What country is this?
EGYPT
Name the mixed ethnic group, who mostly live in North Africa and the Middle East.
ARABS
What lake is this?
LAKE VICTORIA
Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa.
SAHARA DESERT
Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara
where desertification is a problem.
The Sahel
Which statement BEST describes the result of fertile soil along the Niger River?A. East Africa is the population center of Africa.B. South Africa is the population center of Africa.C. North Africa is the population center of Africa.D. West Africa is the population center of Africa.
D
What River is this?
NILE RIVER
Some regions in Africa battle with widespread famine. What is famine?
EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD
What country is this?
KENYA
What mountains are these?
ATLAS MOUNTAINS
The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa.
NIGER
What is What is the the name of name of this this country?country?
IraqIraq
What is What is the the name of name of this this country?country?
TurkeyTurkey
What is What is the the name of name of this body this body of of water?water?
Straight of Straight of HormuzHormuz
What is What is the the name of name of this this country?country?
IranIran
What is What is the the name of name of this this river?river?
Jordan Jordan River River
Sunni Muslim
What is What is the the name of name of this body this body of of water?water?
Red SeaRed Sea
Polythestic
What is What is the the name of name of this body this body of of water?water?
Arabian Arabian SeaSea
What is What is the the name of name of this this river?river?
Euphrates Euphrates RiverRiver
The development of the Swahili language was a direct result ofA. The mixing of traditional African and Arabic culturesB. The mixing of the African and Swahili culturesC. The mixing of the African and Arabic culturesD. The mixing of the African and Ashanti cultures
A
What is Zionism?
The Jewish movement for the Jews to start taking back their Holy Land in
Palestine (Israel).
What is What is the the name of name of this body this body of of water?water?
The The Mediterranean Mediterranean SeaSea
What is the most What is the most dominant ethnic group dominant ethnic group
in the Middle East?in the Middle East?
Arabs
What is What is the the name of name of this this country?country?
Saudi Saudi ArabiaArabia
What is What is the the name of name of this this country?country?
AfghanistAfghanistanan
Abraham
In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called?
DESERTIFICATION