1. AFRICA GEOGRAPHY UNIT 1 REVIEW

3. What country is this? SOUTH AFRICA

4. In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called? DESERTIFICATION

5. What country is this? DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

7. Explain why the population of the Sahara is low. LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER

8. What country is this? SUDAN

10. Which concept relates to religion rather than ethnicity? a. Kimba is Ashanti. b. Mustafa follows the Quran. c. Kemal is a nomadic herder. d. Jambo speaks Swahili. B

11. What country is this? EGYPT

12. Name the mixed ethnic group, who mostly live in North Africa and the Middle East. ARABS

14. What lake is this? LAKE VICTORIA

15. Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa. SAHARA DESERT

16. What River is this? CONGO RIVER

17. Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara where desertification is a problem. The Sahel

19. What River is this? NILE RIVER

20. Which statement BEST describes the result of fertile soil along the Niger River? A. East Africa is the population center of Africa. B. South Africa is the population center of Africa. C. North Africa is the population center of Africa. D. West Africa is the population center of Africa. D

22. What country is this? SOUTH AFRICA

23. Some regions in Africa battle with widespread famine . What is famine? EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD

24. What country is this? KENYA

26. What River is this? NIGER RIVER

27. The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa. NIGER

28. What lake is this? LAKE TANGANYIKA

30. The development of the Swahili language was a direct result of A. The mixing of the Bantu and Arabic cultures B. The mixing of the Bantu and Swahili cultures C. The mixing of the Ashanti and Arabic cultures D. The mixing of the Bantu and Ashanti cultures A

31. What is significant about the Nile River? Longest river in the world/flows north

32. WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS? NIGERIA

35. What desert is this? THE KALAHARI DESERT

37. What River is this? CONGO RIVER

39. What lake is this? LAKE TANGANYIKA

42. What Region is this? THE SAHARA DESERT

44. What mountains are these? ATLAS MOUNTAINS

46. What Region is this? THE SAHEL

48. What River is this? NIGER RIVER

71. What country is this? DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

72. Explain why the population of the Sahara is low. LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER

73. What country is this? SUDAN

74. Which concept relates to religion rather than ethnicity? a. Kimba is Ashanti. b. Mustafa follows the Quran. c. Kemal is a nomadic herder. d. Jambo speaks Swahili. B

75. What country is this? EGYPT

76. Name the mixed ethnic group, who mostly live in North Africa and the Middle East. ARABS

77. What lake is this? LAKE VICTORIA

78. Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa. SAHARA DESERT

79. Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara where desertification is a problem. The Sahel

80. Which statement BEST describes the result of fertile soil along the Niger River? A. East Africa is the population center of Africa. B. South Africa is the population center of Africa. C. North Africa is the population center of Africa. D. West Africa is the population center of Africa. D

81. What River is this? NILE RIVER

82. Some regions in Africa battle with widespread famine . What is famine? EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD

83. What country is this? KENYA

84. Name the 3 regions that were involved in the Triangle Slave Trade. Europe, Africa, Americas

85. What mountains are these? ATLAS MOUNTAINS

86. The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa. NIGER

87. The development of the Swahili language was a direct result of A. The mixing of traditional African and Arabic cultures B. The mixing of the Bantu and Swahili cultures C. The mixing of the Ashanti and Arabic cultures D. The mixing of the Bantu and Ashanti cultures A