regions and countries Flashcards
north west region
seperates mediterranean coastal region from the sahara desert
Atlas mountain range
width of Northen Africa
Largest desert in world
few people live here (traders)
has sand dunes,rolling rocky hills and camels
Sahara desert
south of sahara
dry semi-arid region
very little rain fall
people who live here cut down trees and over graze which turns this into desert
sahel
located alonng the central coast
hot and humid
dense forest
problem is cutting down trees- disapearing rainforest
deforestation
tropical rainforest
close to equator/ middle of Africa
a vast area of grassland- more tropical
farming is good with the rain-wet and dry
has lions and elephants
savanna
southern Africa
surrounded by semi-arid areas becoming dryer
desertification
kalahari desert
longest river in the world
flows from south to norh
empties in the mediterranean sea
nile river
west central through rainforest
begins at lake tanganiyka
ends at atlantic ocean
congo river
largest river in Africa
mouth, vast delta “oil delta”
important to petroleum industry
niger river
one largest- deepest
freshwater
lake tanganiyka
victoria falls-beginning of nile river
one of the largest lakes in the surface area
lake victoria
located along the eastern coast of Africa
is a beautiful country known the world over for its magnificent animal park
rich savanna grasslands
kenya
large nation on the coast of west Africa
has nearly every kind of habitat found in Africa
north of this region is close to sahara desert and is rocky and sparsely covered with short brush like vegetation
this dry land gives way to grasslands and to the tropical rainforest
nigeria
