Transition Zone (Africa); Physical Geography

Multiple Choice

What is the topography of the Sahel?

• mainly flat with a series of low rugged mountains along the east coast

• mainly flat with a few rolling hills along the east coast

• mainly flat with numerous deep basins and depressions

• mainly flat with a series of plateaus

Fill in the Blank

_a body of water that was once a major source of freshwater but is now significantly depleted by

drought and demand

Multiple Choice

What is a hot, dry wind that blows from the northeast or east in the western Sahara?

• domesticate

• Harmattan

• patriarchal

• delta