STUDY GUIDE

AFRICA Chapters 1 & 2

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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

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13. What types of jobs do most Africans have?

A. minersB. farmersC. fishermenD. supermodels

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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