Geography Flashcard on Africa

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What is the absolute location of a place?

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Its exact position on Earth

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Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?

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Sahara Desert

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What is a drainage basin?

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An area of land where rainfall flows into a river or lake

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What is the Sahel?

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A semiarid, fairly dry area

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What is the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)?

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A belt of rising air circling the Equator

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What type of climate can be found along the Equator in West and Central Africa?

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Tropical wet climate

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How does the climate change as you move farther from the Equator in West and Central Africa?

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It gets drier.

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What is the geographical feature of much of the continent of Africa?

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Plateau

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What is the significance of Lake Chad in the Sahel?

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It is the largest body of water in the Sahel

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What does the movement of the ITCZ create in the tropics?

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Wet and dry seasons