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STUDY GUIDE AFRICA Chapters 1 & 2 Don’t print this out! It’s too long. View the show. 1. Why is Africa called the plateau continent?. 5 Themes of Geography. most of the land is grassland most of the land is elevated most of the land is pulling apart - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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STUDY GUIDE
AFRICA Chapters 1 & 2
Don’t print this out! It’s too long. View the show
5 Themes of Geography
1. Why is Africa called the plateau continent?
A. most of the land is grassland
B. most of the land is elevated
C. most of the land is pulling apart
D. plateau is French for “eat monkey brains”
5 Themes of Geography
2. What is savanna?
A. tallest mountain in AfricaB. an area of semi-desertC. grasslands with scattered treesD. the girl who sits next to me in art class
5 Themes of Geography
3. Why are rainforests threatened?
A. deforestationB. soil erosionC. changing climateD. it’s all the monkeys’ fault
5 Themes of Geography
4. What do nomads do?
A. constantly move in search of food and water
B. drill for oilC. mine for diamondsD. never get angry … “no” “mad”
5 Themes of Geography5. What 3 natural resources make the most
money for Africans?
A. cropsB. peanutsC. mineralsD. killer bees and EbolaE. goldF. timber
5 Themes of Geography6. What are serious
environmental problems in Africa?
A. commercial farming and miningB. deforestation and soil erosionC. mine for diamondsD. ugly hyenas and blizzards
5 Themes of Geography
7. What is the problem with African rivers?
A. Africa is all desert … there aren’t rivers there
B. too many waterfalls and rapidsC. they are too shallow for boatsD. KILLER HIPPOS!
Climate and Climate Zones8. Where are the “tropics” located?
A. between the Equator and the Prime Meridian
B. between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer
C. between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
D. in Fraser, if you turn up the furnace enough
Climate and Climate Zones9. List 4 things that affect
climate.A. elevationB. temperatureC. nearness to large bodies of waterD. ladders (climb-it)E. nearness to large landformsF. distance from the EquatorG. amount of rainfall
Climate and Climate Zones10. Why is Mt. Kilimanjaro snow covered all
year even though it’s near the Equator?
A. Global CoolingB. their literacy rate is lowC. the higher you go, the colder you getD. Because there is a big refrigerator inside
the mountain.
Climate and Climate Zones11. How do farmers prepare for the possibility that there may be heavy or light rainfall in the
growing season?
A. They harvest trees in dry years.B. They plant a variety of crops.C. They install irrigation and drainage
systems.D. They catch every drop of rain in a
bucket.
Technology12. What type of farming is dominant in Africa?
A. subsistenceB. commercial (business / cash crops)C. grasslandD. alligator farming
Technology
13. What types of jobs do most Africans have?
A. minersB. farmersC. fishermenD. supermodels
Technology
14. How do hybrid rice plants help Africa?
A. They help diversify the economy.
B. They need less fertilizer and water.C. They produce more food per plant.D. With more rice, African students can use
it to make art projects in school.
Technology15. In what industry are ore cars and ventilation
shafts used?
A. farmingB. fishingC. miningD. skateboard construction
Unique Aspects of Culture16. How are Africans trying to improve their
education?
A. increasing literacy rateB. increasing life expectancyC. decreasing deforestationD. duct taping students to their desks
Unique Aspects of Culture 17. How does diversifying the economy help
Africans?
A. It makes more food per plant.B. It protects them in unstable world
markets.C. It kills off disease-carrying insectsD. It lets them eat something besides
peanuts every day.
Unique Aspects of Culture 18. Why do many African countries have a low
life expectancy? (choose 3, no jokes here)
A. diseasesB. hot climateC. unclean drinking waterD. desertificationE. lack of automobilesF. inability to purchase medicines
MEMORY MAPBe able to identify (it’s multiple choice)
Nile R. Atlas Mts.Niger R. Drakensburg Zambezi R. Mt. KilimanjaroCongo R. Sahara DesertLake Victoria SahelVictoria Falls Namib DesertAswan High Dam Kalahari DesertEthiopian Highlands Bie PlateauGreat Rift Valley
NileNiger
Congo River BasinZambezi
L. Victoria
Victoria Falls
Aswan High Dam
Atlas Mts.
Drakensberg Mts.
Sahara DesertSahel
NamibDesert
Kalahari Desert
Ethiopian Highlands
Bie Plateau
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Great Rift Valley
