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