Unit 7: Sub Saharan Africa Review

The continent of Africa is composed of a large...

• Volcano

• Glacier

• Archipelago

• Plateau

What is significant about Cape Town, South Africa?

• Holy site for Muslims

• Supply Station for ships

• A chokepoint

• Part of the Trans Saharan Trade

The equator runs through he middle of Africa. What does that cause?

• 24 hour sunlight

• Tundra Climate

• High Latitude vegetation

• Similar climate patterns

Cote de Ivoire is a Western Africa nation that has what type of resources?

• High Industry, no need to trade

• Mostly Tech services for cash crops

• Cash Crops exchanged for manufactured goods

• Oil for water

Label the water bodies

b

a

c

d

Niger River

Nile River

Congo River

Lake Victoria

Khartoum, Sudan is where 2 rivers merge into 1. That is called a

• Confluence

• Pilgrimage site

• Fall Line

• Hilltop

The desert is spreading due to lack of water, overgrazing, and climate issues. This is called:

• deforestation

• slash and burn

• terracing

• desertification

The Hutus and Tutsi had conflict in this African nation.

• South Africa

• Rwanda

• Congo

• Sudan

To save wildlife, Africa has created...

• National Parks and Nature Preserves

• Escarpments

• Terraced Farms

• Plantations

The Sahara is spreading into this "transitional" desert

• Mojave

• Kalahari

• Sahel

• Namib