Africa: Physical Geography Flashcards - Chapter 1

A large, level area that rises above the surrounding land, has at least one side with a steep slope.

The height of land above sea level.

A deep crack in Earth's surface.

<p>A river or stream that flows into a larger river.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is rich in the substances plants need to grow well.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To supply with water through a ditch, pipe, channel, or sprinkler.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A long period of little or no rain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A fertile place in a desert where there is water and vegetation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A region of tall grasses with scattered trees.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A person who has no permanent settled home and who instead moves from place to place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Raising just enough crops to support one's family.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A crop that is raised for sale.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system for producing, distributing, consuming, and owning goods and services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To add variety to; to expand a country's economy by increasing the variety of goods produced.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Africa is the second largest of the seven continents.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>West Africa, North Africa, Southern and Central Africa, and East Africa.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nile, Congo, Niger, and Zambezi.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mountains and Coastal Plains.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>West Africa is the most populated region due to its fertile grasslands that provide an ample source of food.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nile flows north to the Mediterranean Sea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Nile floods often so farmers plant their crops around the flood cycle. The flood provides water for the crops and leaves silt behind which makes the soil fertile. Farming in the Nile changed after the Aswan High Dam was built. This prevented crops from flooding along the Nile.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The waters from Lake Nassar were channeled to water the crops that grow in the desert.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Africa is often called the 'plateau continent' because much of the continent is made up of raised mostly level areas of land that drop off sharply near the sea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Africa's tallest mountain is Mount Kilimanjaro, which is located in East Africa.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Most of Africa's major lakes are located in or near the Great Rift Valley.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ships can't sail all the way from Africa's interior to the sea because rivers are broken in places by large waterfalls or rapids.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People have farmed the land along the Nile for thousands of years because when the Nile floods it leaves behind rocks and dirt called silt. Silt makes the land fertile and good for farming.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Distance from the Equator, elevation, and nearness to large bodies of water and major landforms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Elevation. As elevation rises, the temperature decreases. An example of this is Mount Kilimanjaro. Even though it may be summer on the ground, the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro is covered with snow and ice.</p> Signup and view all the answers