Physical Geography of Africa pg 278-285
Madagascar
- eastern has tropical wet climate - northwestern and central has a tropical wet and dry climate - southwestern has a semiarid climate
The Sudan covers almost ____ square miles
1 million
By ___, European countries had divided up most of Africa
1914
By some estimates, Africans speak at least ____ languages
2,000
There are ___ countries in the continent of Africa
47
By ___, Africans were raising animals and growing crops
5,000 B.C.E.
Africa is home to ___ countries.
53
___ Island nations are also part of of the region
6
As of 2005, about ___ people live in Africa
906 million
What group was founded in 2002 to help its member work together for the benefit of all Africans
African Union
A small piece of land in the northeast corner connects Africa to
Asia
What is the largest religious group in Africa
Christianity
What was the name of this civilization
Egyptian
East Africa vegation
Ethiopia is the highlands vegetation zone; plants change with altitude - bamboo, cedar tree, tree ferns grow in lower areas - meadows covered in grasses and flowers in higher slops - mosses and lichen grown in mountaintops
What group came to Africa in the1400's
Europeans
In 1957 ___ became the first black African colony to gain its independence
Ghana
What three kingdoms once dominated West Africa from 300 CE to 1600 CE
Ghana, Mali, Songhaj
What four major bodies of water surround the continent?
Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea Red Sea
What lake in Africa is the world's second largest freshwater lake?
Lake Victoria
The largest of these is
Madagascar
Central and Southern Africa climate
Madagascar region have 3 climate zones
Central and Southern Africa vegation
Namib and Kalahari have desert scrub vegetation
The ____ valley was home to one of the world's earliest civilizations.
Nile River
What is Africa's longest river
Nile river
The ___ is the main physical feature in North Africa.
Sahara
The largest country is ______
Sudan
Central and Southern Africa climate
area along Indian Ocean have Marine west coast climate; warm summer, cool winters and rainfall all year
North Africa climate
areas near the Mediterranean Sea enjoy the Mediterranean climate which is warm all year; dry summers and short, rainy winters
There are huge,low-lying areas called ___ in several places on this plateau.
basins
For this reason, people call Africa the ___ of the human race
brithplace
Central and Southern Africa vegetation
broadleaf evergreen forest covers the Congo basin which lies near the equator
The ___ in most of Africa is warm all year round
climate
North Africa vegetation
cover by desert and desert scrub; small trees, bushes, other plants make up desert scrub
The Sahara is the world's largest ___
desert
Central and Southern Africa vegation
eastern Kalahari has tropical greasland
The___ runs through the middle of Africa.
equator
West Africa climate
equator, costal part have a tropical and wet; hot and rainy all year
East Africa climate
highlands climates by Ethiopian Highlands and Mount Kilimanjaro; high land is cooler and wetter, lower land warmer and drier
North Africa vegetation
land near Mediterranean Sea covered with chaparral plants
North Africa vegation
land near Nile River that runs through Egypt has broadleaf evergreen forest
Central and Southern Africa climate
land nearest equator has a tropical wet climate
What are three important economic activities
mining, oil, diamonds & gold
North Africa climate
most is very dry
Central and Southern Africa vegation
mountain ranges in southern part have highlands vegetation
Central and Southern Africa climate
moving south it shift to tropical wet and dry then to arid and semiarid
West Africa climate
northern part is arid and semiarid
Central and Southern Africa climate
other coastal area have humid subtropical climate; summers are hot with heavy rain; winters are mild with some rain
Africa is called the
plateau continent
Africa is the _____ largest continent
second
East Africa vegation
some coastal lands are broadleaf forest
Central and Southern Africa vegation
south most land is tropical grassland
West Africa climate
south part is tropical wet and dry; hot all year with rainy and dry seasons
West Africa vegation
southern part is also called the rain forest it has broadleaf evergreen forest
East Africa climate
southern part is wet and dry
Central and Southern Africa vegation
southern tip blanketed in chaparral
East Africa climate
the part close to the Sahara has arid and semiarid
About two fifth of Africa's land is _____ _______
tropical grassland
East Africa vegation
tropical grassland
West Africa vegation
tropical grassland
Some regions are very ___ and others very ___
wet, dry
