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Question 2

-northwest region -seperates mediterraniancoastal reagion from the sahara desrt

Answer 2

Atlas mountaing rage

Question 3

-entire width of northern africa -largest desrt in th world - people live here (traders/nomads) -sand dunes, roling rocky hills, camels

Answer 3

Sahara desert

Question 4

-south of th sahara -dry and semi arid region -very little rain -people clear cut and overgraze -plants dispear, soil drys up and blows away -desertfication

Answer 4

sahel

Question 5

-along the central coast -hot and humid -dense forest -many animals and birds -clearcutting

Answer 5

tropical rainforest

Question 6

-close to equator -vast grassland, more tropical -farming is good when the rain comes -lions and elephants

Answer 6

savanna

Question 7

-southern africa -surrounded by semi arid areas and becoming drier

Answer 7

kalahari desert

Question 8

-longest in the world -empties into mediteranian sea -flows south to north -

Answer 8

nile river

Question 9

-west central rainforest -begins in lake tanganyika -ends in atlantic ocean

Answer 9

congo river

Question 10

-one of the largest deepest freshwater lakes in the world

Answer 10

lake tanganyika