Regions and Countries Flashcards
1
Q
- Northwestern Africa
- Seperates Mediterranean coastal range from the Sahara
A
Atlas Mountain Range
2
Q
- Entire width of Northern Africa
- Largest desert in the world
- Few people live here( Traders, Nomads)
- Sand dunes, rolly rocky hills, camels
A
Sahara Desert
3
Q
- South of the Sahara
- Dry, semi-arid
- Little rain
- People cut trees/overgraze turns desert(desertification)
- As plants disappear, the soil becomes dry and blows away
A
Sahel
4
Q
- Middle of the continent, close to the equator
- Vast grassland/ more tropical
- Farming good with rain(wet/ dry season)
- Lions/ Elephants
A
Savanna
5
Q
- Central Coast
- Hot,humid climate
- Dense forest
- Many animals/ Birds
- Cutting trees( Deforestation)
A
Tropical Rainforest
6
Q
- Southren Africa
- Surrounded by semi-arid region (becoming drier)
A
Khalihari Desert
7
Q
- Longest in the world
- Flows South to North
- Empties into Mediterranean
A
Nile River
8
Q
- West central through rainforest
- Begins Lake Tanganyika
- Ends Atlantic Ocean
A
Congo River
9
Q
- 3rd largest in Africa
- Mouth/ vast delta “oil delta”
- Important to petroleum industry
A
Niger River
10
Q
- One of the largest/ deepest freshwater lakes
A
Lake Tanganyika
11
Q
- Victoria falls
- One of the largest lakes in surface area
A
Lake Victoria
12
Q
- Central Africa
- Coastline on the Atlantic Ocean
- Congo River, Rainforests,Mineral Resources
A
Democratic Republic of the Congo(Zaire)
13
Q
- North Africa
- Along banks of Red Sea and Mediterranean Coast
- Most is desert
- The Nile River runs through here and empties into Mediterranean
- People live along the Nile River Valley
A
Egypt
14
Q
- Eastern Coast
- Bodering Indian Coast
- Savanna grasslands
- Colonized by British
A
Kenya
15
Q
- Coast of West Africa
- Northern part is close to Sahara
- Grasslands
- Tropical Rainforests
- Coastland is oil rich
- People enjoy few benefits from their country’s wealth
A
Nigeria
