WorksheetsAfrica Geography Vocab
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is deforestation?
Leaving trees alone
Cutting down trees
Planting trees
Mining
What is desertification?
The desert shrinking due to high winds
The desert when it is experiencing heavy rainfall
The desert expanding into areas that were once farmland
The destruction of trees and other shrubs
What is Africa's transition zone between desert and savanna called?
Sahel
Kalahari
Sahara
Tropical Rainforest
ere you will find a hot climate with lots of rain.
desert
sahel
savanna
tropical rainforest
Here you will find a semi-arid climate with 4 to 8 inches of rain.
desert
sahel
savanna
tropical rainforest
Which of the following example is the BEST way to describe the African savanna?
An area dry and hot all year round
An area that has a dry and wet season
An area that is much like a tropical rainforest
True or False: The Sahara desert is a harsh environment with extreme conditions located at the northernmost part of Africa.
True
False
What is a savanna?
a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical region
a desert in a semi-arid region
an area of relatively level high ground
wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water
What does "arid" mean?
very hot
very dry
very isolated
very bare
The word semiarid means
somewhat hot.
fairly dry.
a bit cold.
rather poor.
