Geography Africa Review

Which African country is losing its rain-forest most rapidly?

• Egypt

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Kenya

• Nigeria

In what area is desertification problems the greatest?

• Sahel

• Sahara Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• tropical rainforest

Which phrase best describes the Sahara region?

• hot, dry desert

• rolling grassland

• tropical rainforest

• scattered grassland and scrub brush

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

• horse

• camel

• wagon

• elephant

What is the name for a desert area that gets some rainfall or where there is a spring or pond of water?

• oasis

• mirage

• nomad

• savanna

Which phrase best describes the Sahel?

• an area that borders the desert

• rolling grasslands and low hills

• a desert made up of high sand dunes

• cleared land that was once rainforest

What are the mot common way people make a living in the Sahel?

• logging

• fishing

• ship building

• herding and subsistence farming

What is a consequence of cutting down trees for fuel in the Sahel?

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• overpopulation

• wealthy loggers

Which has been a major cause of desertification?

• years of uncontrolled flooding

• overuse of the land by the people

• heavy seasonal winds coming off the desert

• sharp and unexpected changes in the climate

Which is a result of desertification for the people living in the Sahel region?

• increased tourism

• more jobs in manufacturing

• increased starvation and poverty

• decreased support form the United Nations