Ch21 S1 Physical Geography of Central Africa Quiz

What is a watershed?

• all the land drained by a river and its tributaries

• a river that flows into a larger river

• a sea or ocean

Agriculture where forest land is turned into land to farm. Forest is burned down.

This farming practice is known as ___.

• commercial agriculture

• slash-and-burn agriculture

The main landform of Central Africa is ___.

• the Rwenzori Mountains

• the Sahel

• the watershed of the Congo River

The only landlocked country in Central Africa is ___.

• Congo

• Equatorial Guinea

• Central African Republic

Which Central African country has the greatest amount of mineral resources?

• Cameroon

• Gabon

• the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Identify the country in Green.

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Central African Republic

"Slash-and-burn agriculture leaves scars on the land and can create air pollution."

• True

• False

Hydroelectric power is energy that is generated by ___.

• wood

• burning gas or oil

• water / rivers

More than one-half of Central Africa is ___.

• desert

• savanna

• rainforest

Identify the green country

• Central African Republic

• Democratic Republic of Congo

• Cameroon