1. AFRICA GEOGRAPHY UNIT 1 REVIEW

2. Along the Nile River

3. What country is this? SOUTH AFRICA

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

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

6. People are cutting the trees down for $$, farming, etc.

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

8. What country is this? SUDAN

9. What country is this? EGYPT

10. The Savanna

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. Sudan

16. What River is this? NILE RIVER

17. 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

18. What country is this? SOUTH AFRICA

19. What country is this? KENYA

20. Pollutes the water

21. What River is this? NIGER RIVER

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

23. What lake is this? LAKE TANGANYIKA

24. Longest river in the world

25. WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS? NIGERIA

26. Sahara Desert

27. The Savanna

28. What desert is this? THE KALAHARI DESERT

29. Tropical Rainforest

30. What River is this? CONGO RIVER

31. What lake is this? LAKE TANGANYIKA

32. What Region is this? THE SAHARA DESERT

33. Oasis

34. What mountains are these? ATLAS MOUNTAINS

35. Ashanti

36. What Region is this? THE SAHEL

37. What River is this? NIGER RIVER

38. The Mediterranean Sea

39. Desertification

40. Overgrazing by animals

41. Bantu

42. A lack of rainfall for an extended period of time

43. Lake Tanganyika

44. Into cities

45. Swahili

46. Deforestation

47. Lake Victoria

48. Pollution

49. Desertification and Soil Erosion

50. Kalahari Desert

51. Nile River

52. Ghana

53. Islam

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

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

56. What country is this? SUDAN

57. 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

58. What country is this? EGYPT

59. Name the ethnic group, who mostly live in North Africa ARABS

60. What lake is this? LAKE VICTORIA

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

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

63. 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

64. What River is this? NILE RIVER

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

66. What country is this? KENYA

67. What mountains are these? ATLAS MOUNTAINS

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

69. Polythestic

70. The development of the Swahili language was a direct result of A. The mixing of the African and Swahili cultures B. The mixing of the Bantu and Arabic cultures C. The mixing of the Bantu and Ashanti cultures B

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