AFRICA GEOGRAPHY UNIT 1 REVIEW
What is the spread of deserts called? Desertification
What is significant about the Nile River? Longest river in the world/flows north
What country is this? SOUTH AFRICA
In what country are the Ashanti people found? Ghana
Where does a majority of African wildlife live in Africa? The Savanna
What lake is this? LAKE VICTORIA
Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa. SAHARA DESERT
What ethnic group is found in Central and Southern Africa? Bantu
What River is this? CONGO RIVER
In what country did the Bantus come from? Nigeria
What is a drought? A lack of rainfall for an extended period of time
What desert is found in Southern Africa? Kalahari Desert
What country is this? KENYA
What religion was brought to Africa from the Middle East? Islam
What is the deepest lake in Africa? Lake Tanganyika
What is the largest country in Africa? Algeria
The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa. NIGER
What country is this? DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara where desertification is a problem. The Sahel
What is the world’s longest river? Nile River
Some regions in Africa battle with widespread famine. What is famine? EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD
Explain why the population of the Sahara is low. LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER
WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS? NIGERIA
Why is the rainforest shrinking? Deforestation
What is the largest desert in the world? Sahara Desert
What country is this? KENYA
What group of people first started clearing large areas of the rainforest? Europeans
What is a major problem with the Nile River today? Pollution
What country is this? DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Which concept relates to religion rather than ethnicity? a. Kimba is Ashanti. b. Mustafa follows the Quran. c. Kemal is a nomadic herder. d. Jambo speaks Swahili. B
What desert in Africa is about the same size as the United States? The Sahara
What country is this? SUDAN
Name the mixed ethnic group, who mostly live in North Africa and the Middle East. ARABS
What is the biggest threat to the savanna? The increasing number of people in the region
What country is this? EGYPT
Where do most people in Egypt live? Along the Nile River
What items were traded across the Sahara by caravan? Salt and Gold
What country is this? EGYPT
Explain why the population of the Sahara is low. LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER
What language to Arabs speak? Arabic
What country is this? SOUTH AFRICA
Name the mixed ethnic group, who mostly live in North Africa and the Middle East. ARABS
Swahili is a mixture of which two languages? Arabic and Bantu
What lake is this? LAKE VICTORIA
Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara where desertification is a problem. The Sahel
In the Sahel, what is leading to desertification? Overgrazing by animals
What mountains are these? ATLAS MOUNTAINS
Why can ships not go to far upstream on African rivers? Escarpments or Cataracts
Where are Arabs mainly found? Northern Africa and the Middle East
What country is this? SUDAN
What country in Africa is losing its rainforest the fastest today due to its huge population? Nigeria
People in Egypt use chemical fertilizers to help them grow crops. What is a negative effect of these fertilizers for the soil? Salt buildup
What Region is this? THE SAHEL
What is silt? Rich soil carried into an area by rivers/flooding
Due to poor farmland in the Sahel, where are most people choosing to move? Into cities
What River is this? NILE RIVER
The development of the Swahili language was a direct result of A. The mixing of traditional African and Arabic cultures B. The mixing of the Bantu and Swahili cultures C. The mixing of the Ashanti and Arabic cultures D. The mixing of the Bantu and Ashanti cultures A
What ethnic group is found in East Africa, especially Kenya? Swahili
What lake is this? LAKE TANGANYIKA
What does the word “Swahili” mean? One who lives on the coast
What is the largest lake in Africa? Lake Victoria
What lake is this? LAKE TANGANYIKA
Which geographical area can be found along most of Africa’s equator? Tropical Rainforest
The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa. NIGER
What Region is this? THE SAHARA DESERT
Which statement BEST describes the result of fertile soil along the Niger River? A. East Africa is the population center of Africa. B. South Africa is the population center of Africa. C. North Africa is the population center of Africa. D. West Africa is the population center of Africa. D
The Sahara divides Africa into two regions. What are these two regions? Northern Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa
What River is this? NIGER RIVER
In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called? DESERTIFICATION
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into? The Mediterranean Sea
What River is this? CONGO RIVER
What is a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau that is usually formed by erosion? Escarpment
What landform separates Morocco from the Sahara desert? Atlas Mountains
What is a small place where trees are able to grow and where people can live with grazing animals and a few crops? Oasis
What desert is this? THE KALAHARI DESERT
What ethnic group believes that the safety of their nation depends on the Golden Stool? Ashanti
The Bantu’s and Ashanti’s have what in common with their religions? They are mixed Christian, Muslim and Animist
What River is this? NILE RIVER
Describe rainfall in the Sahel. Varies from year to year – sometimes plenty, sometimes none
What do farmers need to use on their crops if there is no slit or manure? Chemical Fertilizer
What River is this? NIGER RIVER
Why can factories that pollute the air and water open so easily in Africa? Africans need the jobs first before caring for the environment
What is the name of the dam and the river that it blocks in Egypt? Aswan High Dam & the Nile
What mountains are these? ATLAS MOUNTAINS
Over-farming and over-grazing is harming the soil in this part of Africa (not East, West, North, South)? Sahel
What root language is spoken by many Africans in the Central & Southern part of the continent? Bantu