AP AFRAM | Unit 1 | Vocabulary - LOs EKs & Sources

_________: Distinct regions defined by their climate, such as desert, tropical rainforest, and savanna.

• Climate zones

• Time zones

• Latitude lines

• Continents

The world's largest hot desert, located in North Africa.

• Sahara

• Gobi

• Kalahari

• Great Victoria

_________: A semiarid region of Africa between the Sahara and the savanna.

• Sahel

• Kalahari

• Nile Delta

• Congo Basin

_________: Tropical grasslands with scattered trees, found mainly in Africa.

• Savanna grasslands

• Taiga forests

• Tundra plains

• Mangrove swamps

_________: Dense forests with high rainfall, found in central and western Africa.

• Tropical rainforest

• Savanna

• Desert

• Mangrove forest

_________: A climate region in North Africa with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.

• Mediterranean

• Sahara

• Tundra

• Savanna

_________: A major river in West Africa supporting agriculture, trade, and early civilizations.

• Niger River

• Amazon River

• Yangtze River

• Danube River

_________: Africa's second-longest river, vital to Central African communities and ecosystems.

• Congo River

• Nile River

• Zambezi River

• Limpopo River

The longest river in the world, flowing through northeastern Africa and supporting ancient civilizations.

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Yangtze River

• Mississippi River

_________: The process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use.

• Domestication

• Migration

• Photosynthesis

• Erosion