reagions and countries Flashcards
1
Q
- north west reigion in Africa
- seprates medirtanean coastay region from Sahra Desert
A
Atlas mountains
2
Q
- Entire width of northern Africa
- Largest desert in the world
- few people live here[nomads and traders}
- sand dunes, rolling hills, camels
A
Sahara Desert
3
Q
- south of the sahara
- dry, semi-araid
- very little rain
- cutting down trees, overgrazing
- slowly turning into a desert
- plants disapeaer, soil drys, and blows away [desertification]
A
Shahel
4
Q
- along central coast
- hot and humid
- dense forest
- many animals/birds
- problem- cutting down trees
A
Tropical rain forest
5
Q
- close to equator
- middle of continet
- vast grass land/ more tropical
- farming good with rain [wet and dry seasons]
A
Savanna
6
Q
- southern Africa
- surrounded by semi-arid areas
- becoming dryer [desertification]
A
Kalahari desert
7
Q
- longest river in the world
- flows north to south
- empties into meditreannean
A
Nile river
8
Q
- west centreal through rain forest
- beings at lake tangayika ends in alantic
A
Congo river
9
Q
- 3rd largest river in Africa
- mouth, vast delta
- oil delta inmportant to petruleum industry
A
Niger river
10
Q
- one of the largest/ deepest fresh water lake
A
Lake Tanganyika
11
Q
- Victoria falls
- one of the largest lakes in the world
A
Lake Victoria
12
Q
- eastern coast
- borders indian ocean
- rich savanna grass lands
- colonized by brithish in 1800s gained freedom in 1960s
A
Kenya
13
Q
- Largest country in Africa
- south of Egypt
- southern eastern Africa
- Nile river flows through
- one of most unstable countries in Africa today
A
sudan
14
Q
- southern tip of African conintent\
- broad plateau
- large grassland in the interor
- Kalahari desert is south
- Lions, elephants, giraffs
A
south africa
15
Q
- on banks of red sea and mediterranean sea
- nile river rund the lenght of this country
- nile river runs through its capital city
- almost all desert
A
Egypt
