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What impact do landform regions have on disturbances such as fire and wind?
What impact do landform regions have on disturbances such as fire and wind?
- Landforms may protect biotic features and processes. (correct)
- Landforms prevent any disturbances from occurring.
- Landforms have no effect on disturbances.
- Landforms can enhance the effects of disturbances.
Which of the following is considered a major landform?
Which of the following is considered a major landform?
- Valleys (correct)
- Deserts
- Oceans
- Forests
What divides Africa into almost two equal parts?
What divides Africa into almost two equal parts?
- Equator (correct)
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Tropic of Cancer
- Prime Meridian
What is the absolute location of Africa expressed with?
What is the absolute location of Africa expressed with?
Which ocean is located to the southeast of Africa?
Which ocean is located to the southeast of Africa?
Which major water body is located to the north of Africa?
Which major water body is located to the north of Africa?
How many degrees does Africa extend from north to south of the Equator?
How many degrees does Africa extend from north to south of the Equator?
What is the nature of the conditions in the southern part of Africa compared to the north?
What is the nature of the conditions in the southern part of Africa compared to the north?
Which of the following are considered major landforms?
Which of the following are considered major landforms?
What categorization do landforms fall into?
What categorization do landforms fall into?
What are the three major landforms of the world?
What are the three major landforms of the world?
Which aspect of landforms is NOT a focus of the study in grade ten?
Which aspect of landforms is NOT a focus of the study in grade ten?
Which learning outcome is NOT mentioned for the study of major landforms of Africa?
Which learning outcome is NOT mentioned for the study of major landforms of Africa?
What is a key feature of landforms described in the content?
What is a key feature of landforms described in the content?
Which learning outcome relates to the spatial distribution of landforms?
Which learning outcome relates to the spatial distribution of landforms?
What is NOT an objective of the study under the landforms of Africa?
What is NOT an objective of the study under the landforms of Africa?
What is a plateau?
What is a plateau?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of plains?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of plains?
How do landforms influence climate?
How do landforms influence climate?
What role do landforms play in ecosystems?
What role do landforms play in ecosystems?
What is the Mariana Trench known for?
What is the Mariana Trench known for?
How do plateaus commonly form?
How do plateaus commonly form?
What is one of the primary reasons for studying landforms?
What is one of the primary reasons for studying landforms?
What defines the ecological potential of an area?
What defines the ecological potential of an area?
What characterizes the erg in the Sahara Desert?
What characterizes the erg in the Sahara Desert?
Which of the following countries is NOT located in the North African region?
Which of the following countries is NOT located in the North African region?
What does the term 'Sahel' mean in Arabic?
What does the term 'Sahel' mean in Arabic?
What is primarily found in the southernmost part of the Sahel region?
What is primarily found in the southernmost part of the Sahel region?
Which landscape feature is described as a stony and rocky surface in the Sahara?
Which landscape feature is described as a stony and rocky surface in the Sahara?
Which of the following correctly defines the Sahel region's climatic nature?
Which of the following correctly defines the Sahel region's climatic nature?
The Sahara Desert spans which geographical extremes?
The Sahara Desert spans which geographical extremes?
Which livestock is commonly found grazing in the Sahel region's grasslands?
Which livestock is commonly found grazing in the Sahel region's grasslands?
Which regions are created by the Rift Valley dividing Ethiopia?
Which regions are created by the Rift Valley dividing Ethiopia?
What is the total estimated length of the Western Branch of the Rift Valley?
What is the total estimated length of the Western Branch of the Rift Valley?
Which of the following lakes is not part of the African Great Lakes?
Which of the following lakes is not part of the African Great Lakes?
How does the Rift Valley contribute to biodiversity in the Ethiopian lakes?
How does the Rift Valley contribute to biodiversity in the Ethiopian lakes?
What role do the Ethiopian highlands play in the geography of the region?
What role do the Ethiopian highlands play in the geography of the region?
What is a defining characteristic of Lake Victoria?
What is a defining characteristic of Lake Victoria?
What type of lakes are primarily found in the Ethiopian Rift Valley?
What type of lakes are primarily found in the Ethiopian Rift Valley?
What is the result of the Rift Valley's division through the Ethiopian highlands?
What is the result of the Rift Valley's division through the Ethiopian highlands?
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Study Notes
Landforms
- Landforms are physical features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain.
- Major landforms include mountains, plateaus, and plains.
- Landforms can occur under the oceans in the form of mountain ranges and basins.
- Minor landforms are smaller features like hills, valleys, and canyons.
Africa's Geography
- Africa's relative location is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean.
- Africa is divided almost equally by the Equator.
- Africa's absolute location is between latitudes 37o 21'N and 34o 52'S and longitudes 17o 33'W and 51o 28'E.
Sahara Desert
- The Sahara Desert has a landscape covered with sand dunes called ergs.
- Reg is a stony and rocky desert surface forming large, seemingly endless plains.
Sahel Region
- The Sahel is a semiarid region south of the Sahara desert.
- It stretches across North Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea.
- Sahel is a transitional zone between the Sahara and the Savanna.
The Great Rift Valley
- The Rift Valley runs through eastern Africa from Ethiopia to Malawi.
- The Rift Valley divides Ethiopian highlands into two parts - Western and Eastern and creates three physiographic regions: Western Highlands & Lowlands; Southeastern Highlands & Lowlands; and the Rift Valley itself.
- The Rift Valley is home to a series of lakes including the African Great Lakes: Lake Malawi, Rukuwa, Chilwa, Edward, Kivu, Albert, Tanganyika, and Turkana.
Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes
- Found in the central part of the Ethiopian Rift Valley.
- Examples include Abe, Zway, Langano, Abijata, and Shalla.
Lake Victoria
- Africa's largest lake with a total area of 68,800 km2.
- Located between the western and eastern branches of the Rift Valley.
Ethiopian and Eritrean Highlands
- Located in East Africa.
- Ethiopia has a massive central highland divided by the Great Rift Valley.
- Lowlands are located along the periphery of the highlands.
- The diverse terrain creates regional variations in climate, vegetation, soil, and settlement patterns.
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