Africa’s Physical Geography Jeopardy LandformsWaterVocab.Misc. Multiple Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from Landforms This landform was created when two plates split apart millions of years ago

$100 Answer from Landforms Great Rift Valley

$200 Question from Landforms This is the highest point in Africa

$200 Answer from Landforms Mount Kilimanjaro

$300 Question from Landforms One of the largest deserts in the world, located in North Africa

$300 Answer from Landforms The Sahara

$400 Question from Landforms This landform in the eastern part of Africa is a raised piece of land in the country of Ethiopia

$400 Answer from Landforms Ethiopian Plateau/ Highlands

$500 Question from Landforms This mountain range is located in North Africa

$500 Answer from Landforms Atlas Mountains

$100 Question from Water This LONG river in North Africa flows from south to north

$100 Answer from Water Nile River

$200 Question from Water This large body of water is located to the north of Africa

$200 Answer from Water Mediterranean Sea

$300 Question from Water Definition: fertile area in the desert where there is water and vegetation

$300 Answer from Water Oasis

$400 Question from Water This action is beneficial to farmers around the Nile because it deposits rich soil/silt for better farming

$400 Answer from Water Seasonal Flooding

$500 Question from Water This body of water is located off the western shore of Africa

$500 Answer from Water Atlantic Ocean

$100 Question from Vocab A person who moves around to make a living usually by farming, trading, hunting, or gathering

$100 Answer from Vocab Nomad

$200 Question from Vocab The country of Ethiopia is located high atop one of these landforms

$200 Answer from Vocab Plateau

$300 Question from Vocab A stream that flows into a larger river or body of water

$300 Answer from Vocab Tributary

$400 Question from Vocab A deep crack in the Earth’s surface

$400 Answer from Vocab Rift

$500 Question from Vocab Physical features that make it difficult to travel or transport goods from one region to another

$500 Answer from Vocab Transportation Barrier

$100 Question from Misc. Two things that can effect climate are…

$100 Answer from Misc. Latitude & Elevation

$200 Question from Misc. This is a nickname of Africa because of a reoccurring physical feature

$200 Answer from Misc. Plateau Continent

$300 Question from Misc. What is threatening the rainforests?

$300 Answer from Misc. Deforestation

$400 Question from Misc. This causes fertile lands to become deserts

$400 Answer from Misc. Desertification

$500 Question from Misc. This was built to harness power on the Nile River

$500 Answer from Misc. Aswan High Dam

$100 Question from Multiple Name the four major rivers of Africa

$100 Answer from Multiple Nile, Niger, Zambezi, Congo

$200 Question from Multiple List two cash crops grown in Africa

$200 Answer from Multiple cacao, tea, coffee

$300 Question from Multiple List two subsistence crops grown in Africa

$300 Answer from Multiple corn, wheat, dates, cassava, rice

$400 Question from Multiple What are the three vegetation/climate zones in Africa?

$400 Answer from Multiple Desert, Savanna, Rainforest

$500 Question from Multiple What are three causes of desertification?

$500 Answer from Multiple erosion, over grazing, cutting down trees

Final Jeopardy Why are African countries trying to diversify their economies?

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