Africa Unit Review: Geograpy

What large geographic feature dominates much of nothern Africa/?

• Sahel

• Sahara Desert

• Tropical Rain forest

• Savanna

How do the features of the Sahara Desert influenced where people live?

• People thrive in this area

• People are moving out of the area because it is too crowded.

• People live in many large cities

• Not many people live here because of the hot climate and scarce water.

What is the climate like in the Sahel region?

• Hot and dry

• Cold and windy

• Hot but has lots of water

• Grassy and cool

Why is the population of the Sahara and the Sahel so low?

• People have not discovered it's value

• Water is scarce

• There is no gold there

• Too much war there.

Because the Sahel is experiencing less and less water each year people are:

• Asking other countries to give them money

• Building more farms to grow crops

• Cutting down more and more trees

• Leaving to find jobs in the city

How do people living in areas around Africa's rainforest usually make their living?

• Logging

• Hunting

• Industry

• Technology

What are many of the largest cities in Africa located on are near?

• Landlocks

• Land mines

• Rivers

• Lakes

• Coastlines

How are companies in Africa's rain forest involved in trade?

• They trade valuable wood.

• They sell a lot of meat.

• They use the Congo River for transportation

• Companies are not involved in trading.

What are some reasons why the areas around rivers are so heavily populated? (There may be more than one answer)

• The are a source for irrigation

• They are helpful for trade.

• They are a source for bathing and drinking

• They provide lots of industry which = man jobs for workers.

Select all that apply

• Trade is easy in the Sahara because the people can use camels.

• Trade is difficult in the Sahara because there are fewer roads across the desert

• Trade is not important for the people who live in the Sahara

• Trade is the Sahara is very even because of the use of camels and many roads that cross the desert