Regions and Countys Flashcards

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  • North West region of Africa
  • Seperate Mediterranean Coastal region from the Sahara Desert
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Atlas Mountain Range

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  • Entire width of Northern Africa
  • Largest desert in the world
  • Few people live there (traders/nomads)
  • Sand dunes, rolling rocky hills, and camels
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Sahara Desert

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  • South of the Sahara
  • Dry/semi-arid region
  • Little rain
  • Cut down trees/ over grazing
  • Turns into desert
  • As plants disappear, soil drys and blows away.( desertifaction)
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Sahel

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  • Close to the Equator(middle)
  • Large grassland/ more tropical
  • Good farming if there is rain
  • lions and elephants are some animals found here
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Savanna

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  • Located in the central coast
  • Hot and Humid
  • Dense forset
  • Many animals/ birds
  • Cutting down trees(deforestation)
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Tropical Rain Forest

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  • Southern Africa
  • Surronded by semi-arid areas/ becoming dryer
  • Desertifacation
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Kalahari Desert

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  • Longest river in the world
  • Emptys into the Mediterranean
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Nile river

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  • West central through rain forest
  • Begins in Lake Tanginyika, ends in the atlantic ocean
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Congo River

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  • 3rd largest river in Africa
  • “Oil depth”
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Niger River

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  • One of the largest/deepst fresh water lakes
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Lake Tanginyika

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  • Victoria Falls
  • One of the largest lakes in South Africa
  • Starts in the nile river
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Lake Victoria

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  • Central Africa
  • Rich in Natural Resources
  • Use the congo river as transportation
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo

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  • North African country
  • The Nile River runs through it\
  • Its mostly desert
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Egypt

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  • Eastern coast of Africa
  • Known for amazing animal parks
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Kenya

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  • The coast of West Africa
  • Close to the Sahara Desert
  • Rich in oil
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Nigeria

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