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Location Latitude & Longitude Countries In Africa RegionsVocabulary Physical Features
Team 1Team 2Team 3Team 4 Team 5 Wager board
What country is labeled as #1?
score board Democratic Republic of the Congo
What country is labeled as #3?
Kenya score board
What country is labeled as #4?
Nigeria score board
What country is labeled as #5?
South Africa scoreboard
What country is labeled as #6?
Sudan score board
What city is located at 32˚ E longitude and 9˚ N latitude?
Malakal score board
What city is located at 25˚ E longitude and 11˚ N latitude ?
Nyala score board
What city is located at 32˚ E longitude and 6˚ N latitude?
Bor score board
What city is located at 30˚ E longitude and 13˚ N latitude?
Al Ubayyid score board
What city is located at 34˚ E longitude and 17˚ N latitude?
Atbara score board
What mountains separate the coastal regions of Africa from the Sahara Desert?
Atlas Mountains score board
Besides the Sahara, what is Africa’s other large desert?
Kalahari score board
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River score board
Besides the Nile, what are the other two major rivers in Africa?
Congo and Niger score board
What is the largest freshwater lake in Africa?
Lake Tanganyika score board
What country is bordered by the Mediterranean and Red Seas?
Egypt score board
In what country does the Niger River begin?
Guinea score board
What country’s slogan is Harambee (work together)?
Kenya score board
What country lies to the south of the Kalahari Desert?
South Africa score board
What is the largest country in Africa?
Sudan score board
What region borders the Sahara Region?
Sahel Region score board
What region covers almost one half of Africa?
Savanna Region score board
In what region do most of Africa’s wild animals live?
Savanna Region score board
In what region of Africa is the largest area of rainforest located?
Congo River Basin Region score board
Which region of Africa has a number of nomadic tribes?
Sahara Region score board
What is another word for savanna?
Grasslands score board
What is the name given to a prolonged period with little or no rain?
Drought score board
What is the name for a person who moves often in search of food or water?
Nomad score board
What is the name given to a small place in a desert where trees can grow and people can live?
Oasis score board
What is the expansion of a desert into previous farmlands called?
Desertification score board
Make your wager on the scoreboard scoreFinal Question
In the 1800s, what event resulted in the end of the simple way of life of the inhabitants of the African rainforest?
The Industrial Revolution score board