Africa Geography Unit 5 Review

The process of the desert expanding into areas that had formerly been farmland is called

• deforestation.

• defarmlandification.

• desertification.

• resanding.

The process of forests being destroyed to make way for human development is called

• desertification.

• detreeing.

• deforestation.

• leveling.

Contamination of water supplies due to chemicals, fertilizer, sewage, etc.

• Water Pollution

• Irrigation 

• Drought 

• Climate

What is the main cause of deforestation in Africa today?

• desertification

• commercial logging

• water pollution

• air pollution

What region in Africa is affected most by desertification?

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Sahara

• Tropical Rainforest

Which phrase best describes the savanna?

• a semi-arid region just south of the Sahara Desert

• an area of harsh desert in the north of the continent

• grasslands making up half of the African continent

• an area of fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast

Which phrase best describes the Sahara region?

• Hot, dry desert

• rolling grassland

• tropical rainforest

• scattered grassland and scrub brush

Which phrase BEST describes the rainforest?

• hot and dry desert

• semi-arid farmland

• rolling grassy plains

• hot and humid and with a lot of thick vegetation(plants,trees)

Which phrase best describes the Sahel?

• A semi-arid area that borders the desert

• rolling grasslands and low hills

• a desert made up of high sand dunes

• cleared land that was once rainforest

A group of people who share common characteristics (language, physical appearance, customs, traditions)

• ethnic group

• religious group

• Jews

• Muslims