Geography of Africa Vocabulary

What is the term for a climate with little to no rain?

• Arid

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Semi-arid

What is the transition area between the Sahara and Savanna grasslands called?

• Arid

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Semi-arid

What is the term for land that is good for farming?

• Arid

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Arable land

What is the term for the number of people living in an area?

• Population density

• Subsistence farming

• Climate with little to no rain

• Transition area between the Sahara and Savanna grasslands

What is the term for growing enough food to support your family?

• Arid

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Subsistence farming

What is the term for a climate that is dry, but has more rainfall than an arid region?

• Arid

• Sahel

• Semi-arid

• Savanna

What is the large desert that covers most of North Africa called?

• Arid

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Sahara

What is the hot, humid forest where it rains all year called?

• Arid

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Tropical rain forest

What is the term for watering crops?

• Arid

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Irrigation

What is the term for a country that is surrounded by land and has no access to large bodies of water?

• Arid

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Landlocked