THE IMPACT THAT LOCATION, CLIMATE, AND PHYSICAL FEATURES HAVE ON WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, HOW THEY LIVE, AND HOW THEY TRAVEL AND TRADE

Based on this population density map of Africa, which of the following statements is TRUE?

• The northern region has a higher concentrated population?

• The southern region tends to have a higher concetrated population.

• The higher population denstities are situtated near coastal regions.

• Africa has a small population.

A person or groups of people with no permanent home who that seasonally migrate in search of shelter and food sources are known as _____________.

• revolutionaries

• nomads

• hunter - gatherers

• herders

Which region of Africa is characterized by semi-arid, flat grasslands which are home to small villages of subsistence farmers?

• the Sahel

• Sahara Desert

• The Wastelands

• savanna

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the region where the arrow is pointing?

• arid

• extremely hot temperatures

• land not capable of agricutltural output

• high population density

The amount of people in a given area is known as _______________________________.

Example: 10,000 people per square mile

• population disparity

• substinence agriculture

• climate

• population density

The average of weather conditions over a longer period of time is known as

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• climate

• weather

Which African region has been negatively affected by commercial logging, illegal animal poaching, and slash and burn farming techniques?

• Sahara desert

• savanna

• tropical rain forest

• the ocean

The part of Africa below the Sahara Desert is known as _______________________ Africa.

• Sub-Saharan

• Sub-Zero

• The Outback of

• Mediterranean

Where are most of Egypt's major cities located?

• Along the Nile Rive and the coast of the Meditrranean Sea

• In western Egypt near the Libyan border

• Near the Sudan border

• In the Sahel region

Which of the following environmental issues is most problematic for the region highlighted orange on the map?

• flash floods

• earthquakes

• desertification

• water poluution