Geography and History of the World © 2010 Indiana Edition

Chapter 20: Physical Geography of Africa South of the Sahara

Physical Geography of Africa South of the Sahara

1
High, jagged cliffs called __________ can be found on the edges of the continent’s plateaus.
A)cataracts
B)fjords
C)escarpments
D)estuaries
2
__________ is a large crack in the earth’s surface caused by shifting tectonic plates.
A)The Great Rift Valley
B)The Drakenberg Range
C)Lake Victoria
D)Kilimanjaro
3
__________ is among the largest human-made lakes in the world.
A)Lake Tanganyika
B)Lake Malawi
C)Lake Volta
D)Lake Chad
4
The Congo River reaches the sea through a(n) __________, a place where freshwater from a river meets seawater.
A)a tributary
B)an estuary
C)a tidal basin
D)a flood plain
5
__________ supplies about half the world’s gold, one of the many mineral resources abundant in the region.
A)Congo
B)Nigeria
C)Zimbabwe
D)South Africa
6
The weather in the region is influenced by __________.
A)rainfall
B)ocean currents
C)prevailing wind patterns
D)all of the above
7
Tropical grasslands known as __________ cover almost half of the African continent.
A)prairies
B)Sahel
C)alluvial plains
D)savanna
8
The __________ is a wind that sweeps in from the Sahara and dries up moisture left by heavy summer rains.
A)sirocco
B)savanna
C)harmattan
D)monsoon
9
The process in which arable land turns into desert is called __________.
A)erosion
B)drought
C)desertification
D)desalination
10
The __________ has a moderate climate.
A)highlands region
B)Namib Desert
C)savanna
D)Sahel
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