What is Geography?

The lithosphere is physical part of the earth.

Palestine was a part of the Turkish Ottoman Empire after the end of World War I.

None of the African nations have manufacturing of their own.

Geography examine s the spatial relationships between all physical and cultural phenomena in the world.

Much of Africa's infrastructure is undeveloped.

Geographers look at how the earth, its climate, and its landscapes are changing due to cultural interaction.

Smallpox is no longer a threat since 1977.

____ is/are Africa's leading oil producer/producers ...

Where is the Rift Valley?

Controlling diseases is essential if Africans are to improve their quality of life.

Eratosthenes of Cyrene devised one of the first systems of longitude and latitude.

Geography examines the spatial relationships between all physical and cultural phenomena in the world.

When it is winter in the north, it is summer in the south.

Africans have used the following to fight diseases...

Africa's highest mountain is ...

Some physical geographers study the earth's place in the solar system.

To prosper Africa needs to...

The discipline of geography can be broken down into four main areas.

Most African nations' economies are based on providing...

The atmosphere is not a part of the physical part of the earth.

Time Zones are established every 15 degrees latitude so that local times correspond to similar hours of day & night.

A problem with the 15-degree time zones is that the zones do not necessarily follow state, regional, or local boundaries

African nations are helping their economies by organizing for regional cooperation.

Physical geography involves all the planet's physical systems.

First evidence of Smallpox 1156 B.C. existed in Egypt.

African nations are threatened by diseases.

Africa is the richest continent in terms of resources.

Desertification is an expansion of __ conditions.

China has one time zone.

The Greek "geo" means "Earth".

What is Africa's most prominent physical feature?

Inadequate sanitation and lack of clean water can lead to death.

The Nile River is the longest river in the ...

The International Date Line indicates the start of each day.

Widespread diseases have economic consequences.

A large ____ covers most of Africa.

Allows geographers to identify & understand, a particular landscape or determine the land use of a place.

Physical landscape is the term used to describe parts of the earth's surface changed by humans.

Malaria- mosquito carrying infectious disease marked disease marked by chills and fevers that is often fatal (deadly).

Wide spread flooding of a region can cause cholera.

The biosphere is a physical part of the earth.

A major rain forest stretches across Central Africa.

The discipline of geography can be broken down into two main areas of focus.

Lines of Latitude are also known as parallels.

Israel armies have never been defeated by the Arab armies in all the wars fought between them since 1948.

Many African nations are improving efforts to educate citizens about AIDS.

Geographers look at how the earth, its climate, and its landscapes are changing due to cultural intervention.

The economy of many African nations is based on the export of raw materials.

African nations are being slow in developing ____ .

Two of the most profitable African commodities are ...

Geographers and cartographers organize locations on the earth using imaginary line that encircle the globe.

This organization tracks the world's AIDS problem.

The hydrosphere (water) is a physical part of the earth.

Human geography is the study of human activity and its relationship to the earth's surface.

A key to developing Africa's economies is improving its education system.

Formal regions have boundaries related to a practical function within a given area.

Earth science includes the study of landforms, climates, and the distribution of plants and animals.

European nations met at the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885 & divided Africa amongst themselves with Africans agreeing

African nations rely too much on exportation of natural resources.

AIDS and HIV create the most severe problems.

A respiratory infection spread between humans.

A fence is a cultural landscape.

At the 1977 meeting Israel and Egypt agreed...

How does Angola use the money they earn from selling diamonds?

Universal Time (UT) can be defined as local time at 0 degrees longitude, which is the prime meridian.

During winter the North Pole is away from the sun and does not receive much sunlight.

Biogeography is the study of geographic patterns of species distribution.

Aswan High Dam is on the __River.

What has limited Africa's economic growth?

Aids is accompanied by ...