Physical Regions Of Africa

Question 1

Kalahari Desert

Answer 1

• Botswana, SW regions of SA, all of W Namibia
• coastal areas=Namib desert
• desert plateau, criss crossed by river beds and dense scrub
• few small mountain ranges, Karas and Huns
• large herds of wildlife

Question 2

Congo River Basin

Answer 2

• dominates landscape of DRC and Congo
• Angola, Cameroon, CAR and Zambia
• almost 20% of world’s rainforest
• Congo=2nd longest river in Africa

Question 3

Atlas Mountains

Answer 3

Runs from SW Morocco, along Mediterranean coastline, to E edge of Tunisia

Question 4

Great Rift Valley

Answer 4

• dramatic depression
• 6’400 km
• Red Sea area near Jordan in Middle East, South to Maozambique

Question 5

Nile River System

Answer 5

• longest river in world
• white + blue = main
• true source is Kagera River in Burundi
• Lake Victoria is thought to be source

Question 6

Sahel

Answer 6

• wide stretch of land running completely across NCA along S edges pf Sahara
• transition zone
• little rain
• vegetation=Savannah growth of sparse grasses and shrubs

Question 7

Africa

Answer 7

• 2nd largest continent in area and population
• 20% of Earth’s total land areas
• 20% of population
• Highest= Mt. Kilimanjaro, 5’895 m, Tanzania
• Lowest=Lac’ Assal, Djibouti, -156m
• Largest=Lake Victoria
• Longest=Nile

Question 8

Sahara Desert

Answer 8

• largest, 1/3
• 30m below sea level - peaks above 3’350m
• Libyan, Nubian, Western desert of Egypt
• almost completely without rainfall
• few underground rivers flow from Atlas Mountain, help to irrigate isolated oases
• east, waters of Nile fertilize smaller parts of landscape