Africa Geography

Which description matches this region:

Sahara

• Ergs, regs, hamadas, and oases

• Coral reefs

• Great Rift Valley

• Grasslands including the Serengeti

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Sahel

• seven major lakes

• narrow band of semi-arid land

• area with endemic plants and lots of wildlife

• Kaapvall craton and wildlife reserves

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Swahili Coast

• coral reefs, barrier islands

• grasslands with large mammal species

• includes animals like Ethiopian wolf and baboon

• narrow band of semi-arid land

Which region matches this description:

Ethiopian Highlands

• Kaapvall craton and wildlife reserves

• coral reefs, mangroves, elephant shrew

• narrow band of semi-arid land

• Great Rift Valley, walia ibex, gelada baboon

Which description matches this region:

Savanna

• birds, butterflies, and tons of endemic plants

• grasslands, Serengeti, large mammal species

• ergs, regs, hamadas, and oases

• narrow band of semi-arid land, desertification

Which description matches this region:

Southern Africa

• coral reefs, barrier islands, mangroves

• seven major lakes, nile perch, cichlid

• kaapvall craton, wildlife reserves for lions, elephants, etc.

• birds, butterflies, driver ants

What description matches this region:

African Great Lakes

• ergs, regs, hamadas

• wildlife reserves

• cichlids, perch, hippos

• walia ibex, gelada baboon, Ethiopian wolf, Ethiopian rose

Which description matches this region:

Rainforest

• birds, butterflies, driver ants, 1,100 endemic plant species

• coral reefs, barrier islands, mangroves, elephant shrew

• seven major lakes, Nile perch, cichlid, hippos

• transition zone, desertification

What divides Africa in half?

• prime meridian

• tropic of cancer

• equator

• tropic of capricorn

What are major ethnic groups in North Africa?

• Berbers

• Arabs

• Eqyptians

• Indians