World Geography Chapter 20 Review – Flashcards

The Transition Zone transitions between the Islamic cultures of the north and the Christian and ___ cultures of the south.. believe that nature and other objects have spirits

Once one of the largest wetlands in Africa, the northern section of ___ dried up during a drought in the 1970s.

The Transition Zone's "coastline" of vegetation at the edge of the desert marks the region's transition from desert lowland to elevated plateaus typical of ___ topography

The damming of the ___ in the 1960s created a huge human-made lake in Ghana

The drainage basin of the ___ encompasses over 170,000 square miles (450,000 sq. km.) and is managed by multi-country organization.

The Arabic word Sahel means

Why do residents of the Sahel welcome the harmattan?

The Sahel is a ___ of vegetation that stretches 3,700 miles (6,000 km) from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean.

The vegetation of the Sahel is

the average annual rainfall in the Sahel is

A trading empire in the western part of the Transition Zone during the 15th century that was overtaken by the Moroccans

a trading empire in Ethiopia from about AD 100 to AD 77

the ruler of an empire in the Transition Zone who gained fame for his pilgrimage to Makkah

a trading empire in the western part of the Transition Zone that flourished and spread Islam from the 13-16th century

an African empire that controlled Egyptian territory from about 2000 BC to about 1500 BC in what is now Sudan

A decades-long conflict between south and north ___ killed about 300,000 people

the population of the Transition Zone

Most people in the transition Zone live in

In Subsistence farming, a farmer

Which statement about post-colonial Africa is true?

Changes in demand and climate have decreased the availability of water in the Lake Chad Basin (T/F)

Humanitarian aid that poured into the region following the drought of the mid-20th century resulted in beneficial water management practices (T/F)

Better water management will help to increase food security and reduce poverty (T/F)

The region's most successful projects to combat the effects of desertification have been those led by international groups such as the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.

Most international agencies believe there is little that can be done to reduce the effects of desertification in the Transition Zone

Desertification is

An example of successful water management being practiced in the Transition Zone is

The Great Green Wall is a plan to create

Lake Chad is being polluted by

`The International Atomic Energy Association is working with 13 countries in the subregion to

One of the world's largest human made lakes

Which part of the transition zone receives the most rainfall?

A decade-old conflict in Sudan that ended in 2005 was based on the dispute over

what is the topography of the Sahel?

an area where a river slows down and spreads into many small channels

to tame such as wild animals

the practice of passing down stories from one generation to the next by word of mouth

a body of water that forms the border of Mauritania

in what part of the Transition Zone are nuclear families rapidly replacing extended families?

a hot, dry wind that blows from the northeast or east in the western Sahara

About how wide is the Transition Zone at its widest point?

A body of water that was once a major source of freshwater but is now significantly depleted

a plan that calls for a wall of trees to divide the semi-arid from the Sahara

to be headed by a male family member

One of the legacies of the Transition Zone's colonial past is

a social unit made up of a husband, wife, and children

destruction of plant roots compacting of soil caused by too many livestock being pastured in

a wealthy trading center that once was part of the Mali Empire

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884?`

an area in which the properties of the land undergo a radical change

Which action would produce the best results toward combating desertification?

a steppe region extending from the Senegal to Somalia that receives little rainfall

which challenge makes is especially difficult to combat desertification in the Transition Zone?

the disposal of waste products

a large group of people descended from the same ancestor

the major city in Sudan where the Blue Nile River and the White Nile River meet

Would a period of heavy rainfalls help the Transition Zone to combat desertification

What statement about the Transition Zone is true?

Which water project flooded more than 700 villages forcing 1000s of people to move to new homes?

Which river is known by many name, all of which mean "great river"?

Most people in the transition zone make their living by

which country has some of the world's largest deposits of uranium, as well as oil, gold, and coal

Cheetahs, lions, and other wildlife roam for part of the year

When does most rainfall in the Transition Zone?