Geography in Africa

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Which pair of words decribes the winter in northwestern Africa?

• A. narrow, strip

• B. land, northwestern

• C. warm, rainy

• D. hot, dry

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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Which phrase tells about the size of the land?

• A. "land lies between"

• B. "the Atlas Mountains 200 miles to the south"

• C. "It stretches east"

• D. "more than one-third the width of the United States"

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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Which phrase tells where the savanna is located?

• A. "South of the Sahara Desert"

• B. "is a large region of tall grasses"

• C. "Atlantic Ocean in the west"

• D. "the highlands of the present-day country"

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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Which phrase tells about the weather in the rainforests?

• A. "As you travel south of the savanna"

• B. "Warm temperatures and heavy rainfall"

• C. "tropical rainforests throughout central Africa"

• D. "covered with dense vegetation"

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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Which word best explains the meaning of they?

• A. rainforests

• B. vegetation

• C. similar

• D. world

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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Which pair of words best explains the meaning of climate?

• A. tropical, rainforests

• B. temperature, rain

• C. part, Africa

• D. thousands, different

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4