regions and countries

Question 1

Northwestern Africa

Seperates Mediterranean coastal range from Sahara.

Answer 1

Atlas Mountain Range

Question 2

Entire width of North Africa

Largest desert in the world

Few people live here( traders, nomads)

Sandunes, rolling rocky hills, camels

Answer 2

Sahara Desert

Question 3

South of the Sahara

Dry semi-arid reigon with little rain

people cutt down trees/ let animals overgraze

turning to desert (desertification)

As plants disappear, soil drys and blows away

Answer 3

Sahel

Question 4

Middle of continient/ close to equator

Vast grassland/ mostly tropical

Farming is good with rain( wet and dry seasons)

lions/ elephants

Answer 4

Savanna

Question 5

Along central coast with a hot and humid climate

Dense forest with many animals and birds

Problem- cutting trees; disappearing rainforest- deforestation

Answer 5

Tropical Rain Forest

Question 6

Southern Africa

surrounded by semi-arid reigon becoming dryer

Answer 6

Kalahari Desert

Question 7

Longest River in the world

Flows south to north and empties into the Mediterranean

Answer 7

Nile River

Question 8

West Central through Rainforest.

Begins at Lake Tanganyika and ends at the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer 8

Congo River

Question 9

Third largest river in Africa

mouth, vasst delta, “ oil delta”- important to petroleum industry

Answer 9

Niger River

Question 10

One of the largest and deepest freshwater lakes in the world.

Answer 10

Lake Tanganyika

Question 11

Victoria Falls

ONe of the largest lakes in surfaca area

Answer 11

Lake Victioria

Question 12

Along eastern coast of Africa bordering the Indian Ocean

Colonized by the British in the 1800’s but gained freedom in the 1960’s

Known around the world for its magnificent animal parks and rich Savanna

Country’s slogan is “Harambee”, which is ASwahili sord that means people need to “work together”.

Answer 12

Kenya

Question 13

South of Egypt in southeastern Africa

Largest county in Africa and the largest among the countries that make up the Arab world

Nile River flows through here

Political and ethnic problems have occured here.

Many have become refugees because of their actions.

Answer 13

Sudan

Question 14

New Country

Answer 14

South Sudan

Question 15

Very southern tip of the African continent

Most of the country is a broad plateau with large stretches of grasslands in the interior.

lions, giraffes, leopards

Answer 15

South Africa

Question 16

Large North African country located along the banks of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean caost

Nil

Answer 16

Egypt