1. UNIT 2 ASSESSMENT REVIEW

2. In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called?
DESERTIFICATION

3. THE SAHARA DESERT
What Region is this?

4. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
What country is this?

5. Explain why the population of the Sahara is low.
LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER

6. SUDAN
What country is this?

7. B Which concept relates to religion rather than ethnicity?
a. Muhammad is Arab.
b. Joseph follows the Hebrew Bible.
c. Kemal is a nomadic herder.
d. Aailyah speaks Swahili. B

8. EGYPT
What country is this?

9. THE SAHEL
What Region is this?

10. Name the mixed ethnic group, who mostly live in North Africa and the Middle East.
ARABS

11. What lake is this?
LAKE VICTORIA

12. Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa.
SAHARA DESERT

13. What River is this?
CONGO RIVER

14. Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara where desertification is a problem.
The Sahel

15. 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

16. What River is this?
NILE RIVER

17. SOUTH AFRICA
What country is this?

18. EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD
Some regions in Africa battle with widespread famine. What is famine?
EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD

19. KENYA
What country is this?

20. What River is this?
NIGER RIVER

21. What mountains are these?
ATLAS MOUNTAINS

22. The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa.
NIGER

23. What lake is this?
LAKE TANGANYIKA

24. A The development of the Swahili language was a direct result of
A. The mixing of Bantu 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

25. THE KALAHARI DESERT
What desert is this?

26. WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS?
NIGERIA

27. What is the result of cutting down trees to use for money & free up land for farming?
Deforestation