East and West Africa Geography

What is biodiversity?

• variety of of life in a region

• variety of minerals in a region

• the number of big cats in an area

• the amount of plants in an ecosystem

Which is the largest city in West Africa?

• Accra, Ghana
• Dakar, Senegal
• Lagos, Nigeria
• Bamako, Mali

Swahili is one the most popular spoken languages in East Africa.

• True
• False

80% of the people in West Africa are

• Fishermen and dock workers

• Cotton farmers and cattle ranchers

• Subsistence farmers and cattle herders

• Hunters and Gatherers

What is Africa's largest river?

• The Mississippi River

• The Nile River

• The Yellow River

• The Congo River

What is the name of the large desert that covers most of northern Africa?

• The Sahara Desert

• The Mojave Desert

• The Nile Desert

• I don't know

Which is NOT a reason for desertification?

• Overuse of land

• Deforestation

• Climate change

• Grazing animals

What landform is just south of the Sahara desert in western Africa?

• Sahel

• Kalahari Desert

• Lake Victoria

• Savannas

What is the difference between a savanna and a steppe?

• a steppe is tropical and a savanna is arid.

• a savanna has less grass than a steppe

• a steppe cannot support large numbers of animals

• a steppe is semi-arid and a savanna is tropical

Which physical feature is located in East Africa? 

• Great Rift Valley 
• Congo Basin
• Cape of Good Hope 
• Sahara