ag flashcards

Question 2

north west region seperates mediterranean coastal region from the sahara desert

Answer 2

Atlas mountain range

Question 3

width of Northen Africa Largest desert in world few people live here (traders) has sand dunes,rolling rocky hills and camels

Answer 3

Sahara desert

Question 4

south of sahara dry semi-arid region very little rain fall people who live here cut down trees and over graze which turns this into desert

Answer 4

sahel

Question 5

located alonng the central coast hot and humid dense forest problem is cutting down trees- disapearing rainforest deforestation

Answer 5

tropical rainforest

Question 6

close to equator/ middle of Africa a vast area of grassland- more tropical farming is good with the rain-wet and dry has lions and elephants

Answer 6

savanna

Question 7

southern Africa surrounded by semi-arid areas becoming dryer desertification

Answer 7

kalahari desert

Question 8

longest river in the world flows from south to norh empties in the mediterranean sea

Answer 8

nile river

Question 9

west central through rainforest begins at lake tanganiyka ends at atlantic ocean

Answer 9

congo river

Question 10

largest river in Africa mouth, vast delta “oil delta” important to petroleum industry

Answer 10

niger river

Question 11

one largest- deepest freshwater

Answer 11

lake tanganiyka

Question 12

victoria falls-beginning of nile river one of the largest lakes in the surface area

Answer 12

lake victoria