North Africa Flashcards
What are the High Atlas Mountains?
High, snow-covered mountains in the Western area of North Africa.
What borders Africa to the North?
The Mediterranean Sea.
What can very dry wind do?
Very dry wind can actually suck up any water. Very dry wind has caused the Sahara desert to form. Very dry wind can cause rain shadows.
What is the Sahara Desert?
An extremely large desert in Africa which is about 1,500 by 3,000 miles.
What is an Aquifer?
A reservoir of water underground.
What is an Oasis?
An Aquifer that has risen to the ground.
What is the range of temperature at the Sahara desert?
Between 130 degrees and less than freezing.
What is the Camel?
A very specially adapted animal that lives mainly in Africa. It is sometimes called the “ship of the desert.”
What is Desertification?
The changing of land into desert. Desertification is a huge problem in Africa.
What is the main culture of Africa?
The culture of Africa is mainly Arab Culture and Islam.
What are the main oil producing countries of Northern Africa?
Libya, Algeria, and Tunisia.
What is the Nile River?
A very long river in the Eastern Area of North Africa.
What is Silt?
Silt is a valuable form of natural fertilization.
What is the Aswan High Dam?
A very large dam that blocks off Lake Nasser. Lake Nasser is a man-made lake and the Nile River flows in and out of it.
The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the ____.
Red Sea.
