Unit 8 - Review Flashcards
There was a law against climbing the mountain (True or False)
False
Why are many of the plant and animal species on Madagascar found nowhere else in the world?
Madagascar is an island. Vegetation and animal species there developed separately from those on the continent of Africa.
Why are the resources found in Africa important to the world economy?
The region’s minerals are in demand because supplies of many of these minerals are limited elsewhere in the world.
What describes the climate of the desert?
The driest region with sparse arid vegetation.
What describes the climate of the sahel?
Semi-arid region with limited vegetation
What describes the climate of the savannah?
Sub-tropical region with scattered trees and tall grasses
What describes the tropical rainforest?
The wettest climate zone and tropical forest vegetation grows there.
What are 3 important river systems in Sub-Saharan Africia?
Congo, Niger, and Zambezi
Is Sen an important river system in the Sub-Saharan Africa?
No
What physical landforms serves as a continental divide in Africa?
Sahara Desert
Africa is largely dived up by 2 major world religions, Islam in the North, and Christianity in the South. (True or False)
True
Africa is largely dived up by 2 major world religions, Islam in the South, and Christianity in the North. (True or False)
False
The national border created by Europeans produced an ethnically diverse nation. Tension between ethnic and religious groups has been a source of instability in Nigeria. (True or False)
True
In spite of the people of Nigeria being of one ethnic group and religion, conflict has been constant since the British were forced to leave in 1960.
False
Where in Europe did European countries meet to carve out Africa for their purposes?
The Berlin Conference
