Sub-Saharan Africa Geography Review

Africa's climate includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• Tundra

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Savannah

Because of frequent droughts, what is often the scarcest and most valuable resource in Southern Africa?

• Gold

• Water

• Diamonds

• Coffee

Africa is NOT touched by the ________ Ocean/Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

• Indian Ocean

Swahili, Bambara, Xhosa, Zulu and many other languages in Sub-Saharan Africa are part of what language-group?

• Romance

• Oglala

• Bantu

• Mande

What great desert in Southern Africa's name means 'Land of Great Thirst'? Hint: It's home to many of Africa's most iconic animals like Elephants, Giraffes and Lions

• Kalahari

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Atacama

European nations claimed parts of Africa for themselves in a process called ____________.

• Nation-building

• Exploitation

• Chartered Companying

• Colonization

What does the term 'Sub-Saharan' mean?

• In the Sahara Desert

• Under the Sahara Desert

• Not as good as the Sahara Desert

• Better than the Sahara Desert

The largest rain forest in Africa is the_____________.

• Congo River Basin

• Amazon River Basin

• Mississippi River Basin

• Nile Delta

Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by two major seasons. What are they?

• Summer & Winter

• Monsoon & Winter

• Dry & Itchy

• Rainy & Dry

Because of long period of drought, people in Sub-Saharan Africa have to move around a lot. We call this lifestyle ___________.

• Nomadic/Nomad

• Sedentary/Stationary

• Caravan/Caravanning

• Establishment/Urban