What is Geography?

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

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

Wide spread flooding of a region can cause cholera.

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

Africans have used the following to fight diseases...

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

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

Smallpox is no longer a threat since 1977.

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

Much of Africa's infrastructure is undeveloped.

Aswan High Dam is on the __River.

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

Africa's highest mountain is ...

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

Africa is the richest continent in terms of resources.

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

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

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

Lines of Latitude are also known as parallels.

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

This organization tracks the world's AIDS problem.

A large ____ covers most of Africa.

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

None of the African nations have manufacturing of their own.

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

African nations rely too much on exportation of natural resources.

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

AIDS and HIV create the most severe problems.

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

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

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

Two of the most profitable African commodities are ...

Widespread diseases have economic consequences.

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

Desertification is an expansion of __ conditions.

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

Aids is accompanied by ...

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

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

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

African nations are threatened by diseases.

At the 1977 meeting Israel and Egypt agreed...

Where is the Rift Valley?

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

Physical geography involves all the planet's physical systems.

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

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

A major rain forest stretches across Central Africa.

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

A respiratory infection spread between humans.

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

The lithosphere is physical part of the earth.

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

African nations are being slow in developing ____ .

To prosper Africa needs to...

The International Date Line indicates the start of each day.

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

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

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

The Greek "geo" means "Earth".

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

A fence is a cultural landscape.

Biogeography is the study of geographic patterns of species distribution.

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

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

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

China has one time zone.

The biosphere is a physical part of the earth.

What is Africa's most prominent physical feature?

What has limited Africa's economic growth?