Reigons and Countries

Question 1

~north western africa

~seperates Mediteranian coastal region from the Savanna

Answer 1

atlas mountain range

Question 2

~south of the shara

~dry and semi-arid

~very little rain

~people cut trees and let animals overgraze

~as plants dissapear the soil drys and blows away

Answer 2

Sahel

Question 3

~entire width of northern Africa

~largest dessert in the world

~very few people living there

~sand dunes,rolling rocky hills,camel.

Answer 3

Sahara Dessert

Question 4

~close to the equator

~vast area of grassland

~farming good/with rain (wet&dry season)

~lions/elephants

Answer 4

Savanna

Question 5

~Along the central coast

~a very jot and humid climate

~rapid population growth(many animals&birds

Answer 5

tropical rain forest

Question 6

~southern part of Africa

~surrounded by semi-arid region becoming dryer

Answer 6

kalahari dessert

Question 7

~longest river in the world

~flows south to north,empties into the Mediteranian sea

Answer 7

nile river

Question 8

~flows west,central through rainforest

~begins l.tangankika ends in Atlantic Ocean

Answer 8

congo river

Question 9

~3rd largest in Africa

*mouth,vast delta “oil delta”

~important to petroleum industry

Answer 9

Niger river

Question 10

~one of largest/deepest freshwater lakes.

~congo river begins here

Answer 10

Lake Tanganyika

Question 11

~Victoria Falls

~one of the largest lakes in surface size

Answer 11

lake victoria

Question 12

~ located on the eastern coast of Africa bordering the INdian Ocean.

~lots of animals and grasslands

~national slogan is “harambee”

Answer 12

Kenya

Question 13

~located south of egypt in South Eastern Africa

~largest country in Africa

~political and ethnic problems in recent years

Answer 13

sudan

Question 14

• brand new country

Answer 14

South Sudan Sudan

Question 15

• very southern tip of the African continent
• most of the country is a broad plateau with stretches of grassland in the interior.
• animals~lions,elephants,giraffes,and leopards

Answer 15

South Africa

Question 16

• large north african cxountry
• located along the banks of the red sea and mediteranian coast
• capital is cairio

Answer 16

Egypt

Question 17

• large country in central africa with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean
• rich in natural resources
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Answer 17

Democratic Rebublic of the congo

Question 18

large nation on the coast of west africa

Answer 18

nigeria