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Africa's 8 Geographic Zones

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This region contains the world's largest hot desert; makes up 25% of the continent

a)

Sahel

b)

Savanna

c)

Sahara

d)

Ethiopian Highlands

2.

This region contains ancient bedrock, including the Drakensberg Range.

a)

Ethiopian Highlands

b)

African Great Lakes

c)

Savanna

d)

Southern Africa

3.

This region has semi-arid land which is considered a "border" to the desert. It has vegetation due to a short rainy season.

a)

Sahel

b)

Rain Forest

c)

Swahili Coast

d)

Sahara

4.

This region covers Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, and Northern Chad. Arid region with very little precipitation.

a)

Sahel

b)

Ethiopian Highlands

c)

Savanna

d)

Sahara

5.

This region contains nine countries which surround the Great Rift Valley. Large, deep lakes have formed in deep fissures (cracks) in the Earth's crust.

a)

Ethiopian Highlands

b)

African Great Lakes

c)

Sothern Africa

d)

Ethiopian Highlands

6.

Home to the Cape Floral Region, home to one of the richest areas for plants IN THE WORLD!

a)

African Great Lakes

b)

Rain Forest

c)

Southern Africa

d)

Savanna

7.

This region is dying because of drought, deforestation, and intensive agriculture. One day it will fall to desertification.

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Tropical Rainforest

8.

Oases, which are water sources, come from underground springs or wells. About 75% of the population of this region lives near oases!

a)

Sahel

b)

Rainforest

c)

Swhaili Coast

d)

Sahara

9.

This region stretches along the (Eastern) side of Africa along the Indian Ocean, from Somalia to Mozambique. Mangrove forests are common vegetation here.

a)

Rain Forest

b)

Swahili Coast

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Southern Africa

10.

This region is natural areas have been destroyed by development, agriculture, and forestry. Most of it it is located in Central Africa.

a)

Rainforest

b)

Southern Africa

c)

Sahel

d)

Savanna

11.

AHHHHHH!!! The Driver Ant is the most aggressive species in this region. They move along the "floor" of this region and will eat anything!

a)

Sahara

b)

Rainforest

c)

Southern Africa

d)

Swahili Coast

12.

This region is home to the Drakensberg Range in Lesotho. It is the farthest below the Equator of all of the African regions!

a)

Southern Africa

b)

African Great Lakes

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

13.

This region is home to Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake

a)

Ethiopian Highlands

b)

Southern Africa

c)

Sahara

d)

African Great Lakes

14.

Coral reefs and barrier islands protect this region from severe weather.

a)

Ethiopian Highlands

b)

Swahili Coast

c)

Rainforest

d)

Southern Africa

15.

This region was created from ancient volcanoes. This has made it home to 80% of Africa's tallest mountains!

a)

Southern Africa

b)

Ethiopian Highlands

c)

Sahel

d)

Rainforest

16.

This region covers HALF of Africa! Wildebeest help keep the ecosystem going by tramling, eating, and "fertilizing" the grasses.

a)

Savanna

b)

Sahel

c)

Rainforest

d)

Sahara

17.

This region is home to the Serengeti, which is a plain stretching over 11,000 miles from Kenya to Tanzania.

a)

African Great Lakes

b)

Sahel

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Savanna