7th Unit 2 Study Guide

Label these countries in Africa

a

b

c

d

e

f

Egypt

DRC -Democratic Republic of Congo

South Africa

Sudan

Kenya

Nigeria

Label the physical regions of Africa

a

b

c

d

e

Sahara Desert

The Sahel

Kalahari Desert

Savannas

Tropical Rainforest

Label the physical features of Africa

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Great Rift Valley

Niger River

Atlas Mountains

Lake Victoria

Nile River

Congo River

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Why is the population of the Sahara and the Sahel so low?

• 
  limited access to oil

• 
  too cold in the winter

• 
  limited access to water

Where are the highest populations of people in Northern Africa?

• where there’s access to water

• where there’s access to oil

• where there’s access to deserts

What natural resource do the people of Africa not have equal access to?

• oil

• water

• air

• shelter

Match the term to the vocabulary word

• scarcity

• is the process of removing or cutting down trees

• deforestation

• 
  the lack of resources to produce all the goods and services that are needed or wanted

• 
  desertification

• 
  is the process of dry land becoming desert

Match the vocabulary word to its definition

• ethnic group

• A group of people who share a common belief system

• religions in Africa

• Arabs, Bantu, Swahili, and Ashanti

• ethnic groups in Africa

• A group of people who share history, common ancestry, language, religion, traditions, beliefs, holidays, food

• religious group

• Islam, Christianity, and traditional religions

What are the two most prominent religions in Africa?

• 
  Islam & traditional religions

• 
  Islam & Christianity

• 
  Islam & no dominant religion

• Christianity & traditional religions

What religion do most Arabs and Swahili people practice?

• Sunni Islam

• Christianity

• traditional African religion, like animism

• no religion