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geography "Africa" Flashcards

0
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How many people live in Africa

A

Over 1 billion

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Where is Africa located

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South of Europe

Southwest of Asia

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2
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How many countries are in Africa (it’s the most on one continent)

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54

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3
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What is the largest desert in Africa that is also the largest desert in the world
What does the name mean

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Sahara

“Desert” in Arabic

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What is the longest river in Africa that is also the longest in the world

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Nile

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5
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Climate zones with the same average temperature and the same average precipitation

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Biome

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6
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What are the three main biomes in Africa

What is the fourth less common one

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Desert
Rain forest
Savanna
Chaparral

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7
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How many inches of rain does the desert get

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Less than 10 inches of rain a year

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8
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How much rain does the rain forest get

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At least 70 inches of rain a year

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9
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What biome is nearly 1/2 of Africa

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Savanna

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10
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Wide open grasslands

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Savanna

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11
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What are the major rivers in Africa

A

Nile

Congo

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12
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What is the 9th longest river in the world

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Congo

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13
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What are the major seas in Africa

A

Mediterranean

Red

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14
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What are the major oceans in Africa

Where are they located

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Atlantic - east

Indian - west

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15
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What does Africa have an abundance of

A

Natural resources

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16
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What is wrong with the natural resources

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They are not evenly distributed between countries or within countries

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17
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What has led to wars between nations and civil war inside of same nations

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Natural resources

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18
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What has the fight for natural resources led to

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Wars between nations and civil war inside of some nations

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19
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The world’s longest river, flowing over 4000 miles

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Nile river

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20
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Where does the Nile river flow

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Through the Sudan Basin into Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt

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21
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A long, thin valley created by the moving apart of the tectonic plates
Present in East Africa, stretching over 4000 miles from Jordan in Southwest Asia to Mozambique in Southern Africa

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Rift Valley

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22
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Where is the Rift Valley present

Where does it stretch

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East Africa

From Jordan in Southwest Asia to Mozambique in Southern Africa

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23
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A steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top

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Escarpment

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The largest desert in the world, stretching 3000 miles across the African continent, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, and measuring 1200 miles from north to south

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Sahara

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25
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Where does the Sahara stretch

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Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea

26
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A place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface; it supports vegetation and wildlife

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Oasis

27
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An area in Tanzania containing some of the best grasslands in the world and many grazing animals
It has a high climate

A

Serengeti Plain

28
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A narrow band of dry grassland, running east to wear on the southern edge of the Sahara, that is used for farming and herding

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Sahel

29
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An expansion of dry conditions to moist areas that are next to deserts

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Desertification

30
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A dam in the Nile River in Egypt, computed in 1970, which increased Egypt’s formable land by 50% and protected it from droughts and floods

A

Aswan High Dam

31
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Loose sedimentary material containing very small rock particles, formed by river deposits and very fertile

A

Silt

32
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Where is the Sahel located

A

Southern edge of the Sahara

33
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What marks the edge of Africa’s plateau in Southern Africa

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The Great Escarpment

34
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Compare Africa’s size and population to that of the UnitedStates.

A

Africa has a larger land mass and population compared to the United States

35
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How much larger in terms of population and size is Africa compared to the UnitedStates?

A

3x the U.S. population

4x the U.S. land mass

36
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What independent nations appear on the map of Africa in 1913 and also appear on the map of Africa today?

A

Union of South Africa
Ethiopia
Liberia

37
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Which two European powers controlled the most land in Africa in 1913?
Which country controlled the least amount?

A

France

Britain

38
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Which three African countries emerged from colonialism with the most territory?

A

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sudan
Algeria

39
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What religion is the most dominant

A

Christianity

40
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What are the two largest cities

A

Cairo

Lagos

41
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What is Africa ranked in the largest continents

A

2nd

Only Asia surpasses it

42
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Where does most of the continent lie

A

At least 1,000 feet above sea level

43
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What do geographers often call Africa

A

The “Plateau Continent”

44
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What do Africa’s rivers contain much of

A

Waterfalls
Rapids
Gorges

45
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What impact do the waterfalls, rivers, and gorges have on the rivers

A

They cannot be used for traveling or trading goods

46
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What is the largest mountain on the continent

A

Mount Kilimanjaro

47
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What kind of mountains does Africa mostly contain

A

Volcanic

48
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Who tried to take Africa’s goods

A

Europeans

49
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Who send 40% of their oil to us

A

Nigeria

50
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What places on the continent produce about 1/10 of the world’s oil

A

Nigeria
Libya
Algeria
Angola

51
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What are the two most profitable commodities

A

Oil

Coffee

52
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What can temperatures rise above in the summer in the Sahara

A

130°

53
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What can temperatures fall below at night in the Sahara in winter

A

Freezing

54
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What part of the Sahara consists of sand

What are the other parts made of

A

20%

Mountains, rock formations, gravelly plains

55
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What animals is used most commonly for travel in the Sahara

Why

A

Camel

They can go up to 17 days without water

56
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Many parts of Africa get how much rain a year

A

Less than 20 inches

57
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Where in Africa may rain not fall for years

A

Sahara and other deserts

58
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What covers most of Africa

A

Tropical grassland

59
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Has a dry climate and hard soil, preventing the growth of trees and many crops, but it’s perfect for growing grass

A

The Serengeti Plain

60
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What animals roam on the grassy plains of Africa

A

Huge herds of wildebeests, gazelles, and zebras

61
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What is endangering the existence of the rain forest

A

Farmers using the slash-and-burn technique

62
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What do experts estimate about the African rain forest

A

That over 1/2 of the African rain forest has been destroyed

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