Africa Physical Geography 7th Grade SS Guided Review Question Preview (ID: 28576)


Students Will Learn About Africa's Physical Geography Based On The 7th Grade Georgia SS Standards. Each Question Also Provides Information So That They Can Answer Another Question In The Review. There Are 10 Questions. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

LEARN: Desertification in Africa is increasing the Sahara Desert and the Sahel region and that causes the Sahel to shift as it expands further out into the Savanna region. NOW ANSWER: Which countries have the same name as a river inside it?
a) Mali and Egypt
b) Somalia and Sudan
c) Niger and Congo
d) Kenya and Nigeria

LEARN: Africa is so large that it has several extremely different regions. There are areas of extreme dryness – the desert, and there are areas that are extremely wet - rain forests. NOW ANSWER: Which is NOT a cause of desertification?
a) drought
b) overgrazing
c) deforestation
d) elevation

LEARN: Two countries in Africa have the same name as a major river that runs through it. The Niger River runs through Niger and the Congo River flows through the Congo. NOW ANSWER: Which are the two most different regions?
a) coastal and rain forest
b) mountain and desert
c) desert and rainforest
d) Savanna and Sahel

LEARN: The desert at the southern part of Africa is called the Kalahari Desert. NOW ANSWER: Desertification causes which areas to expand in size?
a) African Lakes
b) Deserts and the Sahel
c) Rain Forests
d) Savanna

LEARN: Desertification is the expansion of the desert. This occurs due to drought, overplanting, overgrazing, deforestation, etc. NOW ANSWER: Which region is next to the Sahara and is becoming part of the Sahara?
a) Savanna
b) Rain Forests
c) Sahel
d) Islands

LEARN: The Atlas mountain range paralleled the northern coastline of Africa – just north of desert. NOW ANSWER: What desert is at the southern part of the African continent?
a) Kalahari
b) Himalayan
c) Kilimanjaro
d) Sahara

LEARN: Lake Victoria is a large round lake that supplies the beginning of the Nile River. NOW ANSWER: What mountain range is along the northern coastline of Africa?
a) Kilimanjaro
b) Kalahari
c) Himalayan
d) Atlas

LEARN: The Congo River flows throughout the center of Africa in the Congo rain forest. NOW ANSWER: What round lake is at the beginning of the Nile River?
a) Tanganyika
b) Victoria
c) Erie
d) Atlas

LEARN: The longest lake in Africa is Lake Tanganyika. NOW ANSWER: What river in Africa flows south to north and happens to be the longest river in Africa?
a) Nile
b) Congo
c) Niger
d) Kalahari

LEARN: The longest river in Africa is the Nile River. Starting at Lake Victoria in the south, the Nile flows to the north ending in Egypt. NOW ANSWER: What is the longest lake in Africa?
a) Victoria
b) Erie
c) Tanganyika
d) Kilimanjaro

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