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Sub-Saharan Africa Geography Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A steep cliff where a plateau drops off

a)

Cataract

b)

Rapid

c)

Escarpment

d)

Plateau

2.

An area where one type of land changes to another

a)

Edge

b)

Rift

c)

Transition zone

3.

A large crack where the Earth pulled apart due to tectonic plate movement

a)

Escarpment

b)

Crater

c)

Rift

d)

Cataract

4.

Process in which land is degraded, becoming desert

a)

Degradation

b)

Desertification

c)

Transition

5.

Long period of time with no or little rainfall

a)

Drought

b)

Famine

c)

Transition

6.
Africa has four different biomes, which one does NOT belong in Africa.
a)
Savannah
b)
Tundra
c)
Chaparral
d)
Desert
7.
A physical feature created by the spreading movement of tectonic plates.
a)
The Great Rift Valley
b)
Volcanos
c)
Mountains
d)
All of these
8.
The highest mountain in Africa.
a)
Alps Mountains
b)
Swiss Mountains
c)
Mt. Kilamanjaro
d)
All of these
9.
Which biome is characterized by woody shrubs with mild wet winters & hot dry summers?
a)
Plateaus
b)
Savannah
c)
Chaparral
d)
Desert
10.

What was responsible for the formation of Africa's major valleys, lakes, and volcanoes?

a)

climate change

b)

desertfication

c)

erosion

d)

plate tectonics

11.

Which countries in the region have the greatest economic wealth?

a)

those in the north

b)

those with natural resources

c)

those in the interior

d)

those with deepwater lakes

12.
A steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top.
a)
Sahel
b)
Escarpment
c)
Delta
d)
Rift Valley
13.
A narrow band of dry grassland, running east to west on the southern edge of the Sahara.
a)
Sahel
b)
escarpment
c)
rift valley
d)
delta
14.
Major basin located in the tropical wet climate region of Africa.
a)
Sudan Basin
b)
Congo Basin
c)
Rift Valley Basin
d)
Kilimanjaro Basin
15.
Type of vegetation found on the Serengeti Plain.
a)
Rainforest
b)
Savanna
c)
Desert Scrub
d)
Deciduous Forest
16.
What is deforestation?
a)
Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
b)
Eating too much vegetables
c)
Going to a forest and pulling weeds
d)
Clearing the five trees in my backyard
17.

The definition of Desertification is...

a)

Land that is fertile and able to grow plants

b)

the process of ocean water losing salt

c)

the process in which land loses fertility and ability to grow plants

d)

giving humans the advantage of having fertile soil

18.

How many major regions are there in Sub-Saharan Africa?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

4

19.

What does Sub-Saharan mean?

a)

Below the Sahara Desert

b)

Above the Sahara Desert

c)

A bad desert