7th Unit 2 Study Guide

Which 3 physical regions of Africa are deserts?

• The Sahara

• The Sahel

• 
  Tropical Rainforests

• Savannas

• Kalahari Desert

Match the physical region to its description

• Kalahari Desert

• Flat or rolling grasslands with small trees and shrubs

• Tropical Rainforest

• A lush plant and animal habitat located in central Africa

• The Sahel

• Dry, sandy region located in southern Africa

• The Sahara

• 
  World’s largest desert; located in northern Africa

• Savannas

• Dry, grassy transitional zone between Sahara and savanna

Match the physical feature to its description.

• Niger River

• principal river of central Africa

• Congo River

• principal river of western Africa

• Lake Victoria

• largest lake in Africa

• Nile River

• 
  longest river in the world

Match the physical feature to its description.

• 
  Great Rift Valley

• dip caused by separating tectonic plates

• Atlas Mountains

• 
  tallest mountain in Africa

• 
  Mt. Kilimanjaro

• 
  mountain range along the coast of northern Africa

Why is the population of the Sahara and the Sahel so low?

• 
  limited access to oil

• 
  too cold in the winter

• 
  limited access to water

Where are the highest populations of people in Northern Africa?

• where there’s access to water

• where there’s access to oil

• where there’s access to deserts

What natural resource do the people of Africa not have equal access to?

• oil

• water

• air

• shelter

Match the term to the vocabulary word

• deforestation

• 
  the lack of resources to produce all the goods and services that are needed or wanted

• 
  desertification

• 
  is the process of dry land becoming desert

• scarcity

• is the process of removing or cutting down trees

Match the vocabulary word to its definition

• ethnic group

• Arabs, Bantu, Swahili, and Ashanti

• ethnic groups in Africa

• Islam, Christianity, and traditional religions

• religious group

• A group of people who share a common belief system

• religions in Africa

• A group of people who share history, common ancestry, language, religion, traditions, beliefs, holidays, food

What are the two most prominent religions in Africa?

• 
  Islam & traditional religions

• 
  Islam & Christianity

• 
  Islam & no dominant religion

• Christianity & traditional religions