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Sahara, Sahel, & Oasis
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1
What is the main reason that pastoral nomads move from place to place?
to clear new land for crops
to find fresh grass & water
to care for their date palms
to sell their trade goods
2
Which is a small green area in a desert, usually having a spring or well?
Oasis
Sahara
Sahel
Congo
3
Which is a desert landform of gravel-covered plains?
hammadas
savannas
ergs
regs
4
Which refers to land that is not well suited for growing crops?
crop lands
oases areas
marginal lands
hammadas
5
Based on the climagraph below, which region does Tindouf lay in?
Sahel
Oasis
Congo
Sahara
6
Which of the following are most threatened by desertification?
crop lands
marginal lands
forested areas
wilderness areas
7
What does this diagram say about oases?
Oases are not found in deserts.
Oases are fed by natural springs.
Oases are created in many ways.
Oases are created by humans.
8
What African country is
Abdul Raheem
the Camel standing in?
Mauritania
Ethiopia
Algeria
Nigeria
9
Which region in northern Africa has a semiarid climate and stretches across six countries?
Oasis
Sahara
Congo
Sahel
10
Why are date palms so important to life in the Sahara?
They provide a cash crop for the economy.
They provide food, fuel, & building materials.
They provide shelter for pastorial nomads.
They provide a good source of fresh water.
11
What African country is Abdul Raheem the Camel standing in?
Chad
Algeria
Sudan
Nigeria
12
Which refers to an unsusully long period of little or no rain?
deforestation
wadis
drought
hammadas
13
Which refers to a group of people who move with their animals in search of pasture and water?
oases farmers
hunters & gatherers
pastoral nomads
desert caravans
14
Whic
h
is NOT an exa
mple of how people have adapted to living in the desert?
Wearing long, loose clothing as sun protection.
Being pastoral nomads searching for grasslands.
Using camels and airplanes as transportation.
Moving from the Sahara to the Sahel to live.
15
Which of the following is NOT a major cause of desertification?
overgrazing
drought
pollution
deforestation
16
Based on this climagraphTindouf lays in which of these climate zones?
Tropical Wet
Mediterranean
Semiarid
Arid
17
This happens when herding animals eat so heavily that the vegetation is damaged.
deforestation
overgrazing
pastorial farming
nomadic herding
18
Adaptation
is an example of which of the Five Themes of Geography?
region
location
movement
human-environment interaction
19
Which term refers to the huge desert region in North Africa?
Sahel
Congo
Oasis
Sahara
20
Which of these is a major difference between the Sahara and the Sahel?
The Sahara has larger forested areas.
The Sahel has higher temperatures.
The Sahara has more cropland.
The Sahel has more rainfall.
21
What do ergs, regs, and hammadas have in common?
They are all desert landforms.
They are all desert water bodies.
They are all desert fauna (animals).
They are all desert flora (plants).
22
What African country is
Abdul Raheem
the Camel standing in?
Algeria
Ethiopia
Mauritania
Nigeria
23
Which is a desert landform of high rock covered flat lands?
regs
ergs
hammadas
savannas
24
This is the process of clear cutting trees from the land.
deforestation
hammadas
pastorial herding
desertification
25
Why do oasis farmers use windbreaks?
to help fertilize the soil for healthy crops
to separate different types of crops
to shade field workers from the hot sun
to stop blowing sands from piling up on crops
26
What African country is
Abdul Raheem
the Camel standing in?
Sudan
Mauritania
Chad
Algeria
27
Which refers to the process in which land becomes more & more dry that it turns into a desert?
marginal lands
caravans
desertification
deforestation
28
What African country is
Abdul Raheem
the Camel standing in?
Ethiopia
Sudan
Egypt
Chad
29
What African country is
Abdul Raheem
the Camel standing in?
Nigeria
Sudan
Ethiopia
Egypt
30
Which refers to a dry riverbed?
wadis
hammadas
regs
ergs
31
Which is a desert landform of vast area of sand with tall sand dunes?
wadis
hammadas
regs
ergs
32
Which type of climate is hot all year with little to no precipitation?
subarctic
arid
semiarid
tropical wet
