regions and countries Flashcards
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A
2
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- Northwest africa seperates the medditeranean coast region from the sahara
A
atlas mountain range
3
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- The entire northern half of Africa
- largest desert
- few people live here ( traders and nomads)
- sand dunes, rolling rocky hills, and camels
A
Sahara deset
4
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- South of the sahara
- dry/semi-arid region
- little rain
- people cut trees and overgraze and it turns to desert
- as the plants dissappear, soil drys and begins to blow away
A
Sahel
5
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- Along central coast
- hot ,humid
- dense forest alot of vegetation
- many animals/ birds
- cutting trees down- deforestation
A
Tropical Rainforest
6
Q
- Middle of the continent
- close to equator
- vast grassland
- Tropical climate
- farming/good rain
- (wet and dry season)
- Lions, elephants
A
Savanna
7
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- Sothern africa
- Sorrounded semi-arid areas
- Becoming drier -(desertification)
A
Kalahari desert
8
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- Longest river in the world
- Flows south to north
- empties into the medditeranean
A
Nile river
9
Q
West central through rainforest
begins lake tanganyika ends atlantic ocean
A
Congo river
10
Q
third largest river in Africa
mouth-vast delta
(oil delta) important to petroleum industry
A
Niger river
11
Q
- one of largest/deepest freshwater lakes
A
lake tangonake
12
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- Victoria falls
- one of largest
- lakes in surface area
- beggining of Nile river
A
Lake victoria
