Southern African Physical Geography

Southern African Physical Geography

Multiple Choice

a steep cliff at the edge of a plateau with a lowland area below

• Escarpment

• Landlocked

• Thatch

• Reservoir

Multiple Choice

river that flows from Angola to Botswana

• Limpopo
• Okavango
• Congo

Multiple Choice

Open grasslands in Southern Africa are known as...

• pans
• veld
• sahel
• mountains

Multiple Choice

What is the driest region in South Africa?

• Namib Desert
• Sahara Desert
• Atacama Desert

Multiple Choice

Elephants are prized for their tusks which are made of....

• gold
• porcelain
• ivory
• iron

Multiple Choice

An animal in danger of dying out because of its numbers are few.

• Famine
• Endangered Species
• Poacher

Open Ended

How is mining helpful and harmful to Southern Africa?