Regions and Countries

Question 1

northwest region

seperates mediteranian coastal region from the saharah

Answer 1

Atlas Mountain Range

Question 2

entire width of northern africa

largest desert in the world

few people live here (traders/nomads)

sand dunes, rolling rocky hills, camels

Answer 2

Saharah Desert

Question 3

south of the saharah

dry/semi-arid region

little rain

people cut trees/over graze and it turns to desert

as plants dissapear, soil dries and blows away (desertifacation)

Answer 3

Sahel

Question 4

located along the central coast

hot and humid with dense forests

many animals and birds

Answer 4

Tropical Rainforest

Question 5

located in the middle of the continent close to the equater

vast area of grassland/more tropical

farming good with rain(wet and dry seasons)(lions and elephants)

problem-cutting tress; dissapearing rainforest(deforstation)

Answer 5

Savanah

Question 6

southern africa

surrounded by semi-arid areas becoming drier(desertifacation)

Answer 6

Kalahari Desert

Question 7

longest river in the world

flows south to north

empties into the mediteranian

Answer 7

Nile River

Question 8

west central through rainforest

begins lake tanganyika ends in the atlantic ocean

Answer 8

Congo River

Question 9

3rd largest in africa

mouth,vast delta,”oil delta”-important to petroleum industry

Answer 9

Niger River