regions and countries

Question 1

Northwest Region

Seperates Medetteraniean coastal region from the Sahara Desert

Answer 1

Atlas Mountain Range

Question 2

Northern Region

Across the entire width

Largest desert in the world

Few people live here (traders and nomads)

Sand duns, rolling rocky hills, camels

Answer 2

Sahara Desert

Question 3

South of Sahara

Dry, semi-arid region

Very litle rain

People cut trees/over-grazing turns to desert

As plants disappear, soil dries and blows away(desertfication)

Answer 3

Sahel

Question 4

Centeral coast

Hot/ humd climate

Dense forest with 100 foot trees

Biggest treat is rapid population growth

Need for fuel, driving people to cut down trees

Answer 4

Tropical Rain Forest

Question 5

Middle of continent/ close to equator

Vast area of grassland/ tropical habitats

Farming good with rain (wet/ dry climate)

Lions and Elephants

Answer 5

Savanana

Question 6

Southern Africa

Surronded by semi-arid areas; becoming drier

Answer 6

Kalahari Desert

Question 7

Longest river in the world

Flows south to north, empties in Meditteranean Sea

Answer 7

Nile River

Question 8

West centeral through rain forest

Begins at Lake Tangannyika ends in Atlantic

Answer 8

Congo River

Question 9

3rd largest in Africa

Mouth, vast delta, “oil delta”

Important to petroleum industry

Answer 9

Niger River

Question 10

One of the largest/ deepest freshwater

Answer 10

Lake Tanganykia

Question 11

Victoria falls

Largest surface area

Beginning of Nile River

Answer 11

Lake Victoria

Question 12

Large North African country

Located along the banks of Red Sea and Mediterranean coast

Nile river runs the lengh

Answer 12

Egypt

Question 13

Eastern coast

borders Idian Ocean

magnificient animal parks

Colonized by British in 1800’s

Answer 13

Kenya

Question 14

Coast of West Africa

nearly every habitat found in Africa

close to Sahara

rocky and sparsly covered with short, bush like vegitation

Answer 14

Nigeria