7th Vocabulary Terms from Africa

The Equator is:

• a line of latitude that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• a line of longitude that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• the point where the Earth is closest to the Sun

• the boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space

The Sahara Desert is known for being the world's largest hot desert. What is the Sahara Desert?

• A rainforest

• A mountain range

• A hot desert

• A cold desert

The Nile River is known for:

• being the longest river in the world

• flowing through the Amazon rainforest

• originating in the Himalayas

• being the widest river in the world

Savanna is defined as a:

• tropical rainforest

• desert

• grassland with scattered trees

• wetland

The Great Rift Valley is a:

• mountain range

• river

• series of contiguous geographic trenches

• desert

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system.

• A single organism living in isolation

• A community of living organisms interacting with nonliving components

• A group of nonliving components only

• A single species interacting with its environment

Biodiversity refers to:

• the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

• the study of biological processes.

• the genetic modification of organisms.

• the extinction of species.

A desert is a type of:

• Forest

• Ocean

• Grassland

• Arid region

A Nomad is someone who:

• lives in one place permanently

• travels from place to place

• works in an office

• studies at a university

A Floodplain is:

• a dry area in a desert

• an area of land adjacent to a river which floods

• a mountain range

• a type of forest