18.1 - Landforms and Resources (Africa)

Open Ended

Bell Ringer

What resources do you think Africa has and why do you think those resources are valuable?

Multiple Choice

What is Africa's most prominent physical feature, covering most of the continent?

• Deserts

• Plateaus

• Mountains

• Forests

Multiple Choice

Which river is the longest in the world, flowing over 4,000 miles through Uganda and Sudan into Egypt?

• Congo River

• Niger River

• Zambezi River

• Nile River

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Skillbuilder: Interpreting Maps



Which basin contains the most complex river system?

Select answer

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Skillbuilder: Interpreting Maps



Which basin lies completely south of the equator?

Select answer

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the long, thin valleys formed as a result of the continental plates pulling apart in East Africa?

• Rift Valleys

• Basins

• Escarpments

• Depressions

Multiple Choice

Which African lake is the longest freshwater lake in the world, stretching about 420 miles?

• Lake Victoria

• Lake Malawi

• Lake Tanganyika

• Lake Chad

Multiple Choice

What is Africa's highest mountain, located in Tanzania?

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Mount Kenya

• Mount Cameroon

• Ethiopian Highlands

Multiple Choice

Which African region is known for its volcanic mountains and the Great Escarpment?

• East Africa

• West Africa

• Central Africa

• Southern Africa

Multiple Choice

Which natural resource is South Africa the largest producer of, contributing to its wealth?

• Gold

• Platinum

• Diamonds

• Cobalt

Multiple Choice

Why hasn’t Africa’s mineral wealth translated into wealth for most of its population?

• Lack of minerals

• Export-oriented resource extraction during European colonization

• Overpopulation

• Excessive rainfall

Multiple Choice

Which African country is the world’s largest exporter of cocoa beans?

• Nigeria

• Ghana

• Côte d'Ivoire

• Ethiopia

Multiple Choice

What is the second most profitable commodity in Africa after oil?

• Coffee

• Timber

• Cocoa

• Sugar

Categorize

Options (6)

waters used for irrigation

95% of Egyptians get water from Nile

Coffee

Lumber

Oil

Oil money was spent on a civil war

Exit Ticket: Part 1

Organize these options into the right categories about Africa

Ways that the Nile River supports life?

Some abundant resources in Africa?

Why is oil-rich Angola poor?

Open Ended

Exit Ticket: Part 2

Why does oil-rich Angola have a poor public infrastructure? Think about where the oil money actually goes towards.

Sentence Stem: Oil-rich Angola has poor public infrastructure because...