reigions and countries

Question 1

1. north western region
2. seperates mediterrainiancoastal region from the sahara desert

Answer 1

atlas mountain range

Question 2

runs entire width of north africa

largest desert in the world

few people live here except nomads and traders

sanddunes with rolling rocky hills

Answer 2

sahara desert

Question 3

south of the sahara

little rain fall

dry semi-arid

turning into desert

cut down trees/over grazing

desertification

Answer 3

sahel

Question 4

centrel coast

hot humid climate

many animals

over population

cutting down more trees than being planted

Answer 4

tropical rain forest

Question 5

middle of continent

lack of rain fall

vast area of grassland and tropical habitats

supports many animals

farmings good when rain comes

Answer 5

savanna

Question 6

southern africa

semi-arid

becoming more of a desert

Answer 6

kalahari desert

Question 7

1. longest river in the world
2. begins in centrel mountains and ends in the mediterrainian
3. broken into 2 parts

Answer 7

nile river

Question 8

third largest river in africa

flows over2600 miles

sometimes called oil delta becauseof the oil industries located there

Answer 8

niger river

Question 9

flows from centrel and west africa

second largest river in africa

begins in centrel africa near lake tanginika

Answer 9

congo river

Question 10

one of the larghest freshwater lakes in the world

one of the deepest lakes in the world

Answer 10

lake tanginika

Question 11

largest lake in surface area

victoria falls

nile begins here

Answer 11

lake victoria

Question 12

located in centrel africa

is named after this

Answer 12

dem. rep. of the congo