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WorksheetsSub-Saharan Africa Geography Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 9mins
A steep cliff where a plateau drops off
Cataract
Rapid
Escarpment
Plateau
An area where one type of land changes to another
Edge
Rift
Transition zone
A large crack where the Earth pulled apart due to tectonic plate movement
Escarpment
Crater
Rift
Cataract
Process in which land is degraded, becoming desert
Degradation
Desertification
Transition
Long period of time with no or little rainfall
Drought
Famine
Transition
What was responsible for the formation of Africa's major valleys, lakes, and volcanoes?
climate change
desertfication
erosion
plate tectonics
Which countries in the region have the greatest economic wealth?
those in the north
those with natural resources
those in the interior
those with deepwater lakes
The definition of Desertification is...
Land that is fertile and able to grow plants
the process of ocean water losing salt
the process in which land loses fertility and ability to grow plants
giving humans the advantage of having fertile soil
How many major regions are there in Sub-Saharan Africa?
1
2
5
4
What does Sub-Saharan mean?
Below the Sahara Desert
Above the Sahara Desert
A bad desert
