regions and countries Flashcards
1
Q
- are north west region
- seperate mediterranean coastle region and the sahara desert
A
atlas montain range
2
Q
- the entire width of the northern africa
- largest dessert
- few people live there
- sand dunes, rolling rocky hills, camel
A
sahara desert
3
Q
- middle of the continent close to equator
- vast area of grassland
- tropical
- framing good with rain (wet/ dry reasons)
- elephant, lion
A
savanna
4
Q
- southern africa
- suronded by semi-arid ares becoming dryer
- desertification
A
kalahari
5
Q
- south of the sahara
- dry semi-arid
- little rian
- people cutting down tress and over grazing
- as plants disapear soil drys and blows away
A
sahel
6
Q
- along central coast
- hot humid dense
- many animals and birds
- problem cutting down tress
- deforestation
A
tropical rain forest
7
Q
- longest river in world
- flows south to north
- empties into mediterrean
A
nile river
8
Q
- in congo basin
- west central throuhght rian forest
- begansat l.tanganyika and ends at atlantic ocean
A
congo river
9
Q
- 3rd largest
- mouth is called vast delta
A
niger river
10
Q
- one of the largest deepest fresh water lake
A
lake victoria
11
Q
- victoria falls
- one of the largest lakes in surface area
- nile river geains here
A
lake tanganyika
12
Q
- large country on the atlantic ocean coast
- rich in natural resources
A
democratic republic of the congo
13
Q
- located on the banks of the red sea and mediterranean
- mostly desert
A
egypt
14
Q
- along the eastern coast of africa borderinfg the indian ocean
- magnificent animal parks and grassland
A
kenya
15
Q
- on the coast of west africaa
- coastland is rich in oil
A
nigeria
