regions and countries Flashcards
1
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- Northwest Africa
- separtes the Mediterranean coastal region from the sahara
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atlas mountain range
2
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- The entire width of Northern Africa
- Largest Desert in the world
- Few people live here (traders and nomads)
- Sand dunes, rolling rocky hills, camels
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Sahara Desert
3
Q
- South of the sahara
- dry semi-arid region
- Very little water
- people cut trees/overgrazingturns to Desert
- as plantsd disappear soil dies and blows away
- (Desertification)
A
Sahel
4
Q
- Along the central coast
- humid and hot
- dense forest
- many animaals/birds
- cutting down trees
- (Deforestation)
A
Tropical Rainforest
5
Q
- Close to the Equator middle continent
- vast grassland/ more tropical
- Farming good with rain
- (wet and ddry seasons)
- lions and elephants
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Savanna
6
Q
- Southern Africa
- Surrounded by semi-arid areas
- Becoming Drier
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Kalahari Desert
7
Q
- longest river in the world
- flows south to north
- empties into the Medditerranean
A
Nile River
8
Q
- west central through the rainforest
- begins in lake Tanganyika
- ends in Atlantic Ocean
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Congo River
9
Q
- 3rd largest river in Africa
- mouth vast Delta “oil delta” important to petroleum industry
A
Niger River
10
Q
- one of the largest/deepest freashwater lakes
A
Lake Tanganyika
11
Q
- Victoria falls
- beginning of nile
- one largest lakes in surface area
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Lake Victoria
12
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