Africa Test Review

This is the deepest lake in Africa and the second deepest in the world

This climate region experiences constant warm temperatures & more than 200 days of rain a year

The spread of desert-like conditions

Someone who rules a country with complete power

This arid climate region receives less than 10” of rain per year

A disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever and pain

It is believed that 70% of the people in the world with this disease live in sub-Saharan Africa

This climate region covers more than 50% of Africa with its warm, dry winters & has grasslands 

This is Africa’s highest mountain at 19,340 feet

Climate with variable temperatures and precipitation found in Ethiopia

The condition of not getting enough nutrients from food

This nation was never a European colony, but it is where many freed slaves were sent to live

This African nation was never an official European colony due to its high mountains

Semi-dry climate found in the Sahel that experiences frequent droughts

This is the longest river in the world

Ethnic differences, ___ & dictators are 3 reasons for violence in 21 nations since independence

An overland journey to view African wildlife

European nations failed to consider climates, _____ & cultures when drawing Africa's boundaries

This mountain range runs along the Northwestern Coast of Africa between Morocco and Algeria

The location of one of the world’s first great civilizations; they used the Nile for irrigation

This lake in the middle of the Chad Basin has shrunk in size by 95% over the last 40 years

This African desert is the world’s largest hot desert covering approximately ¼ of the continent

This was the first nation in Africa to receive its independence from Europe after World War II

These two European nations colonized most of Africa during the 19th Century

By the year 2050 many experts believe Africa’s population will have ballooned to this number

This is the largest lake in Africa (and the second largest in the world)

This is one of the major reasons why Africa’s population is growing so rapidly today

The tsetse fly is known to cause this disease, which can be fatal

The intentional destruction of a people

This massive waterfall can be found on the Zambezi River

Upon folding your climate regions map of Africa in half, what pattern did you notice

A wet, fertile area in a desert where a natural well provides water

A religious belief that holds that physical features in nature have spirits

This language is spoken throughout Northern Africa

Arabic belongs to this language family

This language is spoken from Africa's West Coast through the Congo Basin to the SE Coast

This European language is an official language in South Africa because it was a British colony

An example of ethnic cleansing in Africa took place in this country between the Hutus and Tutsi

This is the religion most commonly practiced in Northern Africa

These two religions are commonly practiced south of the Sahara Desert