Southern Africa Section 1

The steep face at the edge of a plateau or other raised area is an

• escarpment

• veld

• Namib Desert

• pans

Open grassland areas of South Africa

• escarpment

• veld

• Namib Desert

• pans

A desert located on the Atlantic coast, the driest place in the region

• escarpment

• veld

• Namib Desert

• pans

Low, flat areas into which ancient streams drained and later evaporated

• escarpment

• veld

• Namib Desert

• pans

What are two major rivers in Southern Africa?

• Okavango River

• Orange River

• Amazon River

• Mississippi River

Which desert covers most of Botswana?

• Namib Desert

• Madagascar Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Kalahari Desert

What are some of Southern Africa's mineral resources?

• gold, diamonds, platinum, copper, uranium, coal, and iron ore

• pans, veld, escarpment, trees, water, and the Limpopo River

• lions, tigers, and bears

• oil, hydrogen, oxygen, helium, silver, and pans

What is the name of the country that is highlighted in red?

• Madagascar

• Libya

• Namibia

• Burundi

What is the name of the country that is highlighted in red?

• Western Sahara

• South Africa

• Eritrea

• Chad

What is the name of the country that is highlighted in red?

• Lesotho

• Mozambique

• Cote d'Ivoire

• Guinea-Bissau