Physical Geography of Africa Facts – Flashcards
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Smallest contra in Africa
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Seychelles
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Largest country
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Algeria
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This island was once attached to Africa largest island in world
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Madagascar
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How large is the Sahara
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About the size of the United States
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What does the Sahara consist of
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Sand only takes up 10% of it is gravel plains
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How are Africans using rivers today
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Produce hydroelectricity and dams are built for irrigation
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Highest point in Africa
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Mtn. Kilimanjaro
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Does Africa have many minerals
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Great mineral in lauding copper, diamonds, gold, and petroleum
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Wealthiest country
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South Africa
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What is Africas most populated city
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Cairo, Egypt
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65% of sub Sahara live where
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In rural areas
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What does irrigate mean
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To supply waters through ditch or pipe channel or sprinkler
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Oasis
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A fertile place in the desert where there is water and vegetation
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Savanna
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A region of tall grasses with scattered trees
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3 influences on the climate of Africa
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Distance, elevation, unpredictable rainfall
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Sunscreen is essential in the Sahara. What is their sunscreen
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Being long loose robes
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Most who live in Africa deserts are considered what
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Nomads
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Examples of Africa vegetation
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Cassavas cocoa beans, yams, cotton, tobacco
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How much of the worlds proven oil reserves are held in Africa
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10% of the worlds proven oil reserves
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This lake contains the largest number of fish species of any lake in the world 500
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Lake Malawi
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This is the oldest desert in the world, inhabited by elephants, rhinos, and lions
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South Africa
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Which country has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to cold attic currents on the south west
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South Africa
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The worlds largest diamond
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The cullinan was found in South Africa in 1905 3,106 carats uncut
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Desert travelers of west Africa are called
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Tuareg(nomads) aka blue people because of indigo clothing
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Why are salt deposits in the Sahara mined
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For survival taste of food, meds, preserving, soap
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Where is the Sahel
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Stretches across the southern edge of the Sahara adds vegetation
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What do people in the Sahel do to make a living
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Farm and raise cattle
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Africas savanna makes up what %
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40% of the continuing
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All animals depend on the savannas what for survival
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Tall grasses
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What are Acadia trees
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Masters of survival long roots sheds during dry season chemical warning
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Serengeti plains where are they located
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Kenya and and Tanzania these endless plains house famous African wildlife
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How are elephants being protected
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Since 1989 laws have protected elephants from poachers for their ivory tusks
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How big is the rainforest
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Covers only 7 % of africa
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What makes the rainforest thrive
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Heat and moisture
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African rainforests contain how many of Africa's animals
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Half of the entire continents species
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Substsistence farming
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Raising just enough enough for ones family
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Most Africans do what for a job
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Farmers
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What are cash crops
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Are crops that are raised to sell coffee and cocoa
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Africa________________ their economy to survive in case one fails
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Diversity
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There are only about. Mountain gorillas left in the rainforest due to poaching
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400
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Victoria falls or mosi oa tunya waterfall located where
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In Southern Africa
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What Rae Africa's most important resources
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Are crops minerals and timber
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This canal made trade possible between Europe Africa and Asia
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Suez
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What is OPEC
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Organization of petroleum exporting countries
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What is the most populated county in Africa 10 most popular us country in the world
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Nigeria
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Resources in Africa have been exploited instead of being developed by who
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By Europeans has a had a bad effect on economy
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