AF Module 1:1

Question 1

Africa Continent

Answer 1

20% of land area

Tropical wet near the equator
Arid conditions near the tropics

Question 2

The Sahara

Answer 2

Largest hot desert 3.5M sq mi

Question 3

Ergs

Answer 3

Large sand dunes
Make up 20% of Sahara
Contain salt**
Algeria, Libya, Mali, Nigeria

Question 4

Regs

Answer 4

Plains of sand and gravel (black, red, white)
Remains of prehistoric seabeds and riverbeds
70% of Sahara

Question 5

Oasis

Answer 5

Springs, wells, irrigation
75% of Africa’s population

Question 5

Hamadas

Answer 5

Plateaus of rock and stone
Atlas, Tibetsi

Question 6

Sahel

Answer 6

Transition zone between the Sahara and Savannas
Flat, barren plains
Contains Nile delta
Arabic word for “shore”

Question 7

Plants in Sahel

Answer 7

Baobabs, Acacia, Cram Cram

Question 8

Ethiopian Highlands

Answer 8

Rose 75 million y/a when magma lifted up a dome of rock that later split and created the Great Rift valley system.
80% of Africa’s tallest mountains

Question 9

Savanna

Answer 9

Half of Africa 13 million sq km
Central Africa
Serengeti Plains 30k sq km

Question 10

Swahili Coast

Answer 10

1,610 km along Indian Ocean Coast, Somalia to Mozambique
Coral reefs, barrier islands, mangroves

Question 11

Rainforest

Answer 11

Destroyed by development, agriculture, forestry
80% along Congo River Basin

Question 12

African Great Lakes

Answer 12

Lake Albert, Edward, Kivu, Malawi, Turkana, Tanganyika, Victoria

Question 13

Southern Africa

Answer 13

Kaapvaal Craton (2.6B y/o)
Plateaus and Mountains
Epicenter of Africa’s reserves
Cape Floral Region (20% of flora, King Protea)