EASTERN HEMISPHERE (AFRICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA) – Flashcards
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Continent of Africa
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2nd largest continent Cut in half by equator.
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Suez Canal
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Man-made passage from Mediterranean through Red Sea to Indian Ocean.
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Sahara Desert
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Northern half of Africa Biggest desert in the world
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Kalahari Desert
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In Southern Africa
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Plateau
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A large, high plain Covers most of Africa
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Atlas Mountains
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In the Northwest
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
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Highest peak in Africa
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Zambezi River
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Contains the Victoria Falls
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Second largest continent
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Europe
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During Ice Age ________ covered the Scandinavian Peninsula and Scotland
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Glaciers
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Europe's greatest mountains
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The Alps
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Highlands
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Balkan Peninsula
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What mountains lay between Spain and France?
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Pyrenees Mountains
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Europe's largest river
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Volga
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Largest continent is size and population
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Asia
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Highest point is Asia
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Mt. Everest
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Lowest point in Asia
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Dead Sea
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Palestinians and Israelite argued over what two things?
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Religion and land
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What piece of land did they fight over?
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The Gaza Strip
