Africa

The mountains that stretch across northwest Africa are called the __________ Mountains.

Atlas

On the map above, the circled area is called the __________, and the triangle shows the location of the __________.

Horn of Africa . . . Ethiopian Highlands

i. It is the highest peak in Africa. ii. It is located in Tanzania. iii. Many crops are grown on its slopes

Mount Kilimanjaro

The most important source of freshwater in the western Sahel region is the __________.

Niger River

The longest river in the world is the __________ River.

Nile

i. It receives 4 - 6 inches of precipitation per year. ii. Precipitation comes only during certain times of the year. iii. It is also called a steppe climate.

Semiarid

In 2011, piracy was an enormous problem off the coast of __________.

Somalia

The country described in the sentence above is __________.

South Africa

Which of the following statements is most likely a characteristic of an authoritarian government in Africa?

The power often shifts between a military government and a civilian one.

Which of the following statements best characterizes farming in the Sahara?

There are isolated pockets of farming, generally around rivers and oases, which are used for irrigation.

Africa's largest lake, and the second-largest freshwater lake in the world, is Lake __________.

Victoria

Which of the following landforms is most similar to a dune?

a hill

Which of the following ecosystems is found in a tropical coastal region and is characterized by trees with long roots that prop them up over the salty waters?

a mangrove

Which of the following is the most common form of government found in Africa today?

an authoritarian government

On the map above, which arrow is pointing to the Red Sea?

arrow C

From space, the Richat Structure in the Sahara looks most like a ___________

bull's-eye

When lake or ocean waters are anoxic, it means that they __________.

do not contain enough oxygen to support plant and marine life

i. 500 million people in Africa are infected with malaria. ii. Most of the people who die of the disease are adults over age 60. iii. African nations spend millions of dollars each year fighting the disease.

i. and iii. only

Government instability often leads to humanitarian issues such as __________.

increased famine

Malaria is considered to be an endemic disease because it __________.

is commonly found only in tropical climates

Which of the following is a disease that is spread by mosquitoes and is commonly found only in tropical areas?

malaria

Which of the following best describes rainfall patterns in the Serengeti grassland ecosystem?

months of heavy precipitation, followed by drought

The photo above shows a small, fertile area in a desert with water supplied by an underground spring. These areas are called __________.

oases

Seasonal rains __________.

occur only during certain times of the year

Kenya's constitution, approved in 2010, did all of the following except __________.

require all elected officials to belong to the same political party

For plants to survive in mangrove ecosystems like the Central African mangroves, they must have adaptations that allow them to live in __________ water.

salty

In the Sahara, the term erg is used to describe a(n) __________.

sand sea

Africa is the world's __________ continent.

second largest

The Y-shaped region in eastern Africa that was created by a series of faults and that includes volcanic mountains, lakes, and waterfalls, is known as __________.

the Great Rift Valley

Which of the following ecosystems is located in Region C on the map above?

the Namib Desert

In which of the following ecosystems do many plants survive off the moisture created by coastal fogs?

the Namib desert

Which of the following ecosystems is located in a semiarid climate region, is prone to drought, and is a transition zone between a desert area and a tropical grassland?

the Sahel

Which of the following best describes the location of sub-Saharan Africa?

the part of Africa that is south of the Sahara

What is the most common type of climate/ecosystem found in the Congo River basin?

tropical rainforest

All of the following techniques are being used to fight the spread of malaria in Africa, except __________.

vaccinating people