Geographic Realm of Africa

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Geographic Realm of Africa

• Catherine Rexius
• Oakland Community College

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Tutorial
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Geographic Expressions of Africa
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tutorial.
Physical Geography
Environmental
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Lake Chad
Lake Victoria
Oil Reserves
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Victoria Falls
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Victoria Falls
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Environmental Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Sahel
Reforestation
Southern African Wildlife
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South African Wildlife
This African elephant is crossing the savannas of
Kruger National Park in South Africa, one of the
regions oldest wildlife parks. South Africa,
Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia have the largest
elephant populations. As a result of poaching
and habitat destruction, other counties have seen
a decline in elephant numbers.
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Quiz Pyramid
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Question 8
Question 6
Question 5
Question 7
Question 3
Question 1
Question 2
Question 4
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Which of the following statements about Africas
physical geography is correct?
The Great Escarpment stretches from Morocco to
Nigeria.
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There are few significant mountain ranges.
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Elevation decreases as you move south and east.
C
There are no areas above 5000 feet in elevation.
D
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In which city would you find the driest
conditions?
Lagos, Nigeria
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B
Nairobi, Kenya
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Walvis Bay, Namibia
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Which of the following is not a contributing
factor for family size in Sub-Saharan Africa?
religious affiliation
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limited access to education for women
B
young marrying age
C
rural way of life
D
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The most prosperous states in Sub-Saharan Africa
concentrate on what economic activity?
safari tourism
A
mineral extraction
B
off-shore banking
C
cash crops
D
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What social indicator is suggestive of relative
gender equality in the region?
low total fertility rates (TFR)
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high bride prices
B
access to education
C
labor force participation
D
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For those areas with fertile soils in Sub-Saharan
Africa, the primary process responsible is
windstorms
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volcanic activity
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glaciation
C
D
river deposition
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As a region, which of the following unites
Sub-Saharan Africa?
religion
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B
language
C
a shared colonial history
D
a common philosophy
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Which of the following animals in NOT found in
Africa?
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tigers
B
lions
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elephants
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rhinos
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