Africa: Sahel and Sahara

Africa: Sahel and Sahara

Chapter 20

Geography​

Michael Cleary

Multiple Choice

The large rainforest that is located in Africa is called...

• Forest Park

• Amazon Rainforest

• Sahara Basin Rainforest

• Congo River Basin

Multiple Choice

Together the Sahara and the Sahel contain how many countries?

• 11

• 18

• 23

• 27

Multiple Choice

Long periods with very little or no rain.

• Desert

• Drought

• Wadi

• Famine

Multiple Choice

___________ are high, rock-covered flatlands, some of which are so

tall that maps indicate their locations as mountains.

• Wadi

• Ergs

• Regs

• Hammadas

Multiple Choice

The ________ are known as the “Blue Men of the Desert”

• Nomads

• Tuareg

• Shmoops

• Camel

Multiple Choice

Farmers in the oasis areas use windbreaks to __________________.

• separate different types of crops.

• protect their camels from sunburn.

• help fertilize the soil so their crops are healthy.

• stop blowing sands from piling up on crops.

Multiple Choice

What kind of winds influence the arid climate of the Sahara?

• Trade winds

• Monsoon winds

• Dust storms

• Sandstorms

Multiple Choice

Which country does not have the Sahara Desert in it?

• Egypt

• Nigeria

• Algeria

• Sudan

Multiple Choice

This desert landform contains a vast area of sand and tall sand dunes.

• regs

• ergs

• hammada

• wadis

Multiple Choice

This desert landform has high rock covered with flat lands.

• hammadas

• ergs

• regs

• savannas

Multiple Choice

People have adapted to life in the Sahara Desert by...

• using lightweight tents so that they can easily pack them up and move.

• building their homes from mud.

• building their homes on stilts.

Multiple Choice

Dry riverbeds called _________ that can turn into raging rivers after a

rain and then quickly dry up again.

• Hammadas

• Regs

• Wadis

• Ergs

Multiple Choice

An __________ climate is hot all year with little to no precipitation (wet).

• subarctic

• tropical wet

• arid

• Saharan

Multiple Choice

Most homes within an oasis town are constructed from ________ ?

• Baobab Tree

• Grass huts

• Mud brick

• Iron

Multiple Choice

___________ are by far the most common oasis plant,

• Coconuts

• Date Palms

• Cactus

• Baobab Trees

Multiple Choice

Where do most people live in the Sahara?

• in the Atlas Mountains

• near the tropical rainforest

• near the Nile River or coast

• in the center of the desert

Multiple Choice

Some people in the Sahel clear cut trees so they can use the land. This is an unfortunate process called:

• desertification

• desert herding

• deforestation

• farming

Multiple Choice

This is the main reason that pastoral nomads move from place to place.

• to clear their land for new, healthy crops.

• to find fresh grass and water.

• to take extra care for their date palms.

Multiple Choice

The Namib and the Kalahari are two of Africa's 

• Deserts 
• Rainforests
• Highest mountains
• Savanna 

Multiple Select

The following is NOT a major cause of desertification...

• drought

• pollution

• animal grazing

• farming

Multiple Choice

This area of northern Africa stretches across 9 countries and forms a border between the Sahara and southern African regions...

• Sahel

• Sahra Desert

• Congo River Basin

Multiple Choice

This is a small green area in a desert, usually having a water spring or water well.

• sahel island

• oasis

• congo river

• Sahara desert country club

Multiple Choice

These groups of people travel or move with their animals in search of pasture land and water.

• hunters of the congo.

• desert caravan groups

• oasis farmers.

• pastoral nomads.

Multiple Choice

Ergs, Regs and Hammadas have this in common:

• they are all desert landforms.

• they are all a part of desert flora (plants).

• they are all a part of desert animals.

• they are cities in the Sahara.

Multiple Choice

Some people in the Sahel clear cut trees so they can use the land. This is an unfortunate process called:

• desertification

• desert herding

• deforestation

• farming

Multiple Choice

Most people living in the Sahel do what type of work?

• subsistence farming and nomadic herding

• animal poaching and commercial farming

• water purification and urban planning

• park rangers and fisherman

Multiple Choice

What has been the most reliable way to get across the Sahara over the centuries?

• horse
• camel
• wagon
• railroad

Multiple Choice

The size of the Sahara is compared to roughly the size of ______ in the reading?

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Brazil

• Continental USA

Multiple Choice

The word Sahara is from Arabic and means?

• Arid

• Hot

• Desert

• Sweltering

Multiple Choice

A dried up riverbed is called a?

• wadi

• erg

• hammadas

• regs

Multiple Choice

Great seas of sand and sand dunes are called?

• Wadis

• Ergs

• Regs

• Hammadas

Multiple Choice

High rock covered flatlands are called?

• Wadis

• Ergs

• Regs

• Hammadas

Multiple Choice

Gravel covered plains are called?

• Wadis

• Regs

• Ergs

• Hammadas

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the Nomadic group mentioned in the slides?

• Sahel

• Kenyans

• Berbers

• Tuareg