Regions & Countries Flashcards

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  • North West Region
  • Seperates Mediterranian 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 here (Traders/nomads)
  • Sand dunes,rolling rocky hills, camel
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Sahara Desert

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  • South of the Sahara
  • Dry semi-arid region
  • Little rain
  • People cut down trees/overgraze
  • As plants disappear, soil dries, blows away
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Sahel

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  • Along cental coast
  • hot, humid
  • Dense forest
  • Many animals & birds
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Tropical Rainforest

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  • Middle of continent, close to equator
  • Vast grassland/ more tropical
  • Farming is good when raining
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Savana

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  • Southern Africa
  • Semi-arid areas becoming more dry
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Kalahari Desert

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  • Longest in the world
  • Flowing South to North, empties in to mediterranian
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Nile R.

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  • West central through rainforest
  • Begins Lake Tanganyika; ends In the Atlantic Ocean
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Congo R.

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  • 3rd largest river in Africa
  • Mouth,vast delta, “oil delta”- important to petroleum industry
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Niger R.

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-One of largest/deepest freshwater lakes

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