Africa - Geography and Trade Review

Which of the following shows the map of Africa?

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Which of the following biomes is NOT a major biome found in Africa?

• Savanna

• Desert

• Taiga

• Rainforest

🏜️ For a biome to be considered as a desert, it should received less than ____ of precipitation each year.

• 1,000 inches

• 100 inches

• 50 inches

• 10 inches

🌳 A rainforest biome receives at least _____ inches of rain per year. 🌧️

• 5

• 70

• 50

• 10

Home to the umbrella thorn trees and animals like giraffes and zebras, most of Africa is covered with this tropical grassland biome!

• chaparral

• rainforest

• savanna

• desert

This Mediterranean biome has short woody shrubs, has mild winters, and hot dry summers. California has great examples of this biome!

• chaparral

• savanna

• rainforest

• desert

An area of elevated or fairly level high ground relative to the surrounding area.

• inlet

• isthmus

• island

• plateau

This area in Africa has tectonic plates moving away from each other, causing parts of the region to literally split apart!

• Baikal Rift Valley

• Great Rift Valley

• West Antarctic Rift Valley

• Rio Grande Rift Valley

Which THREE natural resources are commonly found in Africa?

• rubber trees

• coal reserves

• gold

• oil

Africa does NOT have a lot of natural resources

• True

• False