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