Giants Unit 1, Lesson 2

The closer to the equator the more _______________.

• precipitation

• deserts

• camels

• people

Cairo is

• above the equator

• in the desert

• a warm place

• all of the above

This is Singapore. It is located close to the

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

North Africa receives the most rain

• True

• False

Which ecoregion is found at about 0-5 degrees latitude?

• desert

• savanna

• grassland

• rain forest

The physical environment (plants, animals, climate, etc) in a place is called

• ecoregion

• habitat

• climate

• population

In Africa, the closer to the Equator the _________ the precipitation.

• higher

• lower

In the ecoregion pictured you might find

• cheetahs

• monkeys

• camels

• donkeys

What type of food can be grown in this ecoregion?

• millet

• apple trees

• pineapples

• cassava

The Sahara Desert is located in North Africa.

• True

• False