23-1 - Physical Geography of Southern Africa

The two oceans that border Southern Africa:

• Indian & Atlantic

• Atlantic & Pacific

• Southern & Pacific

• Arctic & Atlantic

The world's 4th largest island:

• Australia

• Madagascar

• Rhode Island

• Japan

The word used to describe Southern Africa's geography:

• ARABLE

• MEDIUM

• LOW

• HIGH

The definition for escarpment:

• low lying cliff between higher and lower surface

• steep cliff between higher and lower surface

• steep hill between higher and lower surface

• steep mountain between higher and lower surface

This desert is located in Southern Africa.

• Sonoran Desert

• Mohabi Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Kalahari Desert

The Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert are skilled in many areas. Check off each skill that applies to the Bushmen.

• expert hunters

• find water in the desert

• locate WIFI signals in the desert

• expert trackers (animals)

The largest bird in the world lives in Southern Africa.

• Big Bird

• Ostrich

• Seagull

• Dodo Bird

Africa's second longest river.

• Nile River

• Orange River

• Zambezi River

• Limpopo River

The definition for reservoir:

• artificial watering hold created by a river

• artificial river created by a dam

• artificial lake created by a dam

• artificial dam created by a lake

Check the two countries that are the world's leading supplier of diamonds.

• South Africa

• Madagascar

• Botswana

• Nigeria