Sub-Saharan Africa Geography

What challenges does the physical geography of

Sub-Saharan Africa pose to the movement of goods

and people in the region?

• Many transportation barriers exist like deserts and jungles

• Roads and highways link northern Africa to southern Africa

• Physical geography impacts the type of government there

• There are no challenges

• Kalahari Desert
• Congo Basin
• Sahara Desert
• Sahel

• Madagascar
• Mozambique
• Botswana
• Angola

• Nile River
• Niger River
• Congo River
• Orinoco River

Why are the majority of Sub-Saharan African cities located along major rivers and the coast?

• they grew up because of internal tribal wars

• they needed access to bodies of water for trade

• the interior is filled with desert and mountains

• the exterior is filled with desert and mountains

Northern mountain range that separates the Sahara Desert and a body of water

• Atlas Mountains

• Himalayas

• Rocky Mountains

• Andes Mountains

What river serves as a major trade route in the interior of Africa?

• Nile River

• Congo River

• Amazon River

• Red River

What is Africa's transition zone between desert and rain forest?

• Shara

• Atlas Mountains

• Equator

• Sahel

Africa's continuous geographical trench

• Great Rift Valley

• Nile River

• Lake Victoria

• Sahara Desert

Which statement about the geography of Africa is most accurate?

• Much of the land in Africa is below sea level.

• The variety of geographic barriers has served to promote cultural diversity.

• Africa has an irregular coastline with many natural harbors.

• Much of the land in Africa is tundra and forest.