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Geography of Africa Flashcards

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What is almost all of Africa, south of the Sahara, lie on?

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A series of plateaus

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What is the largest island of Africa and fourth largest in the world?

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Madagascar

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What are escarpments?

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Steep, jagged cliffs

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What is the highest peak in Africa?

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Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

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What is the eastern side of Africa called?

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“barrier of pointed spears”

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Where is the Drakensberg Range?

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In Eastern Africa

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What cuts through the landscape in eastern Africa?

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The Great Rift Valley

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What is the longest freshwater lake in the world?

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Lake Tanganyika

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What are the four large river systems?

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Nile, Congo Niger, and Zambezi

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What causes Victoria Falls in southern Africa

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The Zambezi River

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What mineral resource is found along the Atlantic coast from Nigeria to Angola?

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Oil deposits

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South Africa has half of the worlds _____.

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Gold

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South Africa is a major producer in which gemstone?

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Diamonds

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Where is the tropical wet climate found?

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Along the equator in central and west Africa

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To preserve rain forests and boost economies, what are some African countries encouraging?

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Ecotourism.

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What are savannas?

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Grasslands with scattered woods

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Where does the rainfall become scarcer farther from the equator?

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In the steppe climate

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What is the steppe climate threatened by?

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Desertification

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Where are the Kalahari and Namib deserts located?

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In the south of the desert climate

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What kind of climate does Southern Africa have?

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Mediterranean climate

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What is a threat of the rainforest of central and west Africa?

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Cutting down trees for wood to use for fuel

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What are used to make drills, saws, and grinding tools?

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Industrial diamonds

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What are periods of time when there is no rain?

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Drought

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What is a dense stand of trees and other plants that receive Hugh amounts of precipitation each year?

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A rain forest

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What are the tops of the highest trees that form an umbrella covering called?

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A canopy

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What are plants such as cacti with thick, fleshy leaves that can conserve moisture?

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Succulents

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