Africa Test Review

Which factor was not considered by Europeans in drawing the boundaries of Africa?

Highest mountain peak in Africa

A steep face at the edge of a plateau or other raised area

How is Sleeping Sickness spread to humans?

Finely ground fertile soil that is good for growing crops

Most widely spoken language in North Africa

People living in these extremely dry ares would most likely be near an oasis

What North African desert covers about 25% of the continent?

Mt Kilimanjaro is a dormant one of these (at least for the last 10,000 years)

When deserts expand because of overgrazing, etc.

Which of the following is a native African language spoken in Sub-Saharan East Africa?

The longest river in the world.

Which basin contains Lake Chad?

People living in the desert often live near these wet areas where a well provides water

Mountains in East Africa formed by hardened lava

Why has the population of Africa increased so rapidly in recent decades?

What religion is practiced in most of North Africa?

Dry basin in southern Africa that has a desert with the same name.

Someone who rules a country with complete power

Many of Africa's lions, giraffes, and elephants live in these grasslands with few trees

Which African nation was never colonized by a European nation?

A disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever and pain

The intentional murder or destruction of a people

A bowl shaped depression in the surface of the Earth

Second largest lake in the world (after Lake Superior)

The steep descent of water on the Zambezi is called...

A popular tourist attraction where animals are photographed in their natural habitats

The condition of not getting enough nutrients from food

If you climb an escarpment to THIS elevated landform, you will find it is flat on top

The Congo is an example of these extremely rainy areas with lots of tall trees.

River that runs through the Congo Basin

What two religions are widely practiced in sub-Saharan Africa?

South African policy of racial separation

Climate with variable temperatures & precipitation mostly found in Ethiopia

Arid (dry) climate that gets less than 10 inches of rain a year

The practice of dominating other countries' government, trade, and culture

Long deep valley with mountainous slopes on both sides

Old , eroding mountains north of the Sahara in Northwest Africa

Semi-Dry climate of the Sahel where droughts are frequent

Many African rivers are difficult to navigate because of these steep descents of water

This climate region has similar temperatures every day and gets more than 200 inches of rain

What two European nations colonized the majority of Africa during the 1800's?

The belief that natural objects have spirits

What pattern did you notice on your Africa climate map?

Climate that covers  more than 50% of Africa. There is grassland here