Africa Physical Geography Test

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created by subsurface water or water surrounded by desert

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oasis

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A region of shifting sand dunes

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erg

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flat, raised, landform with steep cliffs

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plateau

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dry desert streambed

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wadi

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desert gravel plain

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desert pavement

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broad, flat, lowland areas

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basin

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a rocky plateau

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hammada

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dense tropical forest or jungle

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rain forest

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mild coastal climate

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Mediterranean

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arid land with very warm climate

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desert

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tropical grasslands with scattered trees

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savanna

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hot, dry, treeless grasslands

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steppe

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high areas with mild to cold temps

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highland

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semi-desert areas on fringe of Sahara

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Sahel

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land that rises high above other terrain

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mountains

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raised land forms with steep sides

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plateau

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where a river slows down and drops alluvial soil before entering a sea or ocean

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delta

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This desert covers about 1/4 of Africa; world's largest desert

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Sahara Desert

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Africa has a higher average __________ than any other continent in the world.

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temperature

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The continent of Africa is centered on the _________.

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Equator

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At 19,340 feet high, Kilimanjaro is the _________ peak in Africa.

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highest

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Four great rivers are located in Africa. The _________ rive is the longest of these and the longest in the world.

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Nile

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More of Africa is covered by ________ than any other continent.

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desert

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Climate regions: Sahara, Kalahari, Namib

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Deserts

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North of the Atlas Mountains

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Mediterranean

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Climate region: Congo forest and river basin

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Tropical

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Climate region: Ethiopian Highlands

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Highlands

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Climate region: Great Rift Valley & Serengeti, grasslands, few trees

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savanna

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Climate region: the Sahel/ edge of Sahara, grassland, limited trees

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steppe

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Vocabulary: dense

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thick

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Vocabulary: humid

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muggy

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Vocabulary: moist

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damp

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Vocabulary: sparse

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few

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Vocabulary: arid

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dry

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Vocabulary: scattered

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separated

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low area between two mountains

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valley

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Locate: Sahara Desert

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northern Africa

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Locate: Lake Victoria

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largest lake in Africa

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Locate: Namib Desert

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desert that stretches across southwest Africa and touches the Atlantic Ocean

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Locate: Mediterranean Sea

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forms the northern boundary of Africa

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Locate: Nile River

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world's longest river; flows north through Egypt into the Mediterranean Sea

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Locate: Great Rift Valley

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Volcanic action created this lowland area in eastern Africa; runs from Lake Victoria to southeast end of Red Sea

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Locate: Kalahari Desert

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the only true desert in southern Africa (central southern tip of Africa)

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Locate: Red Sea

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eastern Africa between Egypt and Saudi Arabia; has bunny ears

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Locate: Lake Chad

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the only lake located along the Sahara; central Africa

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Locate: Lake Tanganyika

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The deepest lake in Africa; long lake southeastern Africa; west of Mt. Kilimanjaro

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Locate: Mt. Kilimanjaro

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Africa's highest mountain peak; southeastern Africa, southeast of Lake Victoria, south of Mt. Kenya

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Locate: Zambezi River

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southern Africa, east of Madagascar