General Flashcards

1
Q

How many countries does the RNDB flow through?

A

11

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2
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What latitude does the RNDB flow between?

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Starts at 7°S of the equator, and ends at 31°N

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3
Q

Name the 11 countries that the RNDB flows through

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Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania

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4
Q

Where is Lake Victoria?

A

Tanzania

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5
Q

Where is Juba?

A

South Sudan

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6
Q

Where is the White Nile?

A

South Sudan

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7
Q

Where is the Blue Nile?

A

Ethiopia

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8
Q

Where is Lake Tana?

A

Ethiopia

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9
Q

Where is the Tissisat Falls?

A

Ethiopia/Blue Nile

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10
Q

Where is Khartoum?

A

Sudan

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11
Q

Where is Aswan?

A

Egypt

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12
Q

Where is Luxor?

A

Egypt

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13
Q

What feature is at the mouth of the RNDB

A

The Delta/Mediterranean Sea

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14
Q

Where do the Blue and White Niles meet?

A

Khartoum, Sudan

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15
Q

Capital of Egypt?

A

Cairo

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16
Q

Capital of Tanzania?

A

Dodoma

17
Q

Capital of Uganda?

A

Kampala

18
Q

Capita of Ethiopia?

A

Addis Ababa

19
Q

Capital of South Sudan?

A

Juba

20
Q

Capital of Eritrea?

A

Asmara

21
Q

Capital of Rwanda?

A

Kigali

22
Q

Capital of DRoC?

A

Kinshasa

23
Q

Capital of Burundi?

A

Bujumbura

24
Q

Capital of Kenya?

A

Nairobi

25
Q

Define ‘large natural environment’

A

A distinct part of the Earth’s surface that is defined by its common natural characteristics (eg mountains, deserts, forests, river valleys) that occurs at a national, regional or continental scale

26
Q

Define ‘natural characteristics’

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Elements of an environment including land forms, relief, climate, soils and vegetation

27
Q

Define ‘processes’

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A sequence of actions that shape and change environments

Eg; erosion, migration, desertification, globalisation

28
Q

Define ‘interaction of people within the natural environments’

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May include interactions such as cultural, economic or political interactions between people and the environment

29
Q

Define ‘drainage basin’

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A drainage basin (or catchment area or watershed) is an area from while all precipitation flows to a single stream or set of streams

30
Q

Define ‘catchment’

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The action of collecting water, especially the collection of rainfall over a natural drainage area (catchment area)

31
Q

Define ‘watershed’

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An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins or seas

32
Q

Define ‘tributary’

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A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake

33
Q

Define ‘distributary’

A

A branch of river that doesn’t return to the main stream after leaving it (delta)

34
Q

How long is the River Nile?

A

Approximately 6,250km