Geography of Africa

What physical feature is at the center of the "African sandwich?"

• Rainforest/Basin

• Mountain Range

• Grassland

• Ocean

What imaginary line runs through the center of Africa?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Low-lying area that collects rain

• Basin

• Desert

• Sahel

• Nile

Stripping the land of its resources

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Semiarid

• Basin

Controlling water in order to produce the most crops

• Irrigation

• Deforestation

• Basin

• Sandwich

People moving to cities in large numbers

• Urbanization

• City movers

• Immigration

• Irrigation

What does this picture represent?

• Deforestation

• Urbanization

• Irrigation

• Natural resources

What is the name of the rain forest in central Africa?

• Congo Basin

• Nile River

• Africa Rainforest

• Nile Woods

What physical feature is shaded red?

• Atlas Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Drakensberg Mountains

• Egyptian Mountains

What physical feature is getting smaller as a result of desertification?

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Lake Victoria

• Serengeti Plain