Geography of Africa Review

the world’s largest desert, covering most of North Africa

• Sahara

• Atlas

• Great Rift Valley

• Congo

The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea are connected by a waterway called the ________________________.

• Nile River

• Erie Canal

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

The ________________________ flows northward through the eastern Sahara and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

• Suez Canal

• Congo Basin

• Nile River

• Niger River

Small settlements in the desert are located near an

________________________, which is a wet, fertile area in a desert where a natural spring or well provides water. (oasis/deltas)

• delta

• oasis

• basin

• inlet

The ________________________ Mountains lie on the northwestern side of the Sahara near the Mediterranean coast.

• Atlas

• Sahara

• Nile

• Congo

Farmers can do well in West Africa’s ________________________, a region of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs.

• Deserts

• Savanna

• Coastal Plains

The ________________________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa.

• Amazon River

• Nile River

• Niger River

• Congo River

The strip of land that separates the Sahara Desert from wetter areas is called the ________________________.

• Savanna

• Desert

• Oasis

• Sahel

Overgrazing of animals and cutting trees for firewood have contributed to ________________________ in West Africa; the spread of desert like conditions.

• desertification

• famine

• flooding

largest rift on Earth

• Kilimanjaro

• Great Rift Valley

• Ethiopian Highlands

• Blue Nile