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Africa Climate & Vegetation / HEI

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This desert stretches 3,000 miles west to east, 1,200 miles north to south, and is the largest desert in the world

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Death Valley

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Namib Desert

2.

In the desert, 6,000 feet below the surface are aquifers that hold water. When the water is able to rise and reach the surface, this creates a what?

a)

Lake

b)

Oasis

c)

Sink Hole

d)

Ocean

3.

90% of the continent of Africa lies in this climate zone. It is the largest of any continent and the temperatures here run high all year long.

a)

Temperate

b)

Tundra

c)

Subtropical

d)

Tropical

4.

There is a saying in Africa, that the nighttime is the _____ of the tropics?

a)

winter

b)

summer

c)

spring

d)

fall

5.

The Serengeti Plains are home to a dry climate with hard soil. Making it almost impossible to grow trees and many crops. The conditions here are ideal for growing only ____.

a)

corn

b)

tea

c)

grass

d)

sugar

6.

This region receives the most rainfall in Africa. It sits near the equator and has a very dense vegetation of trees, plants, and leaves that cause and "umbrella" over the ground.

a)

Desert

b)

Grassland

c)

Rainforest

d)

Sahel

7.

Majority of the animals in the rainforests of Africa live where?

a)

The ground floor

b)

The canopy

c)

The rivers

d)

The sky

8.

This farming method is responsible for the destruction of the rainforests in Madagascar.

a)

Pesticides

b)

Slash-and-Burn

c)

Fertilizers

d)

Irrigation

9.

The process of the expansion of dry conditions into moist areas next to deserts from human activity and nature is known as what?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Tilling

c)

Desertification

d)

Sahelification

10.

More than ____ oil spills have happened in Nigeria over the last 4 decades with little to no clean-up

a)

850

b)

1,500

c)

6,200

d)

4,000