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Africa Vocabulary Terms
Test Description: Vocabulary terms synonymous with Africa.
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1) a large area that has a particular environment that has a predictable mixture of plants and animals (e.g., rainforest, grassland, desert)
A
grassland
B
rainy belt
C
transition
D
ecoregion
2) a group of places and peoples controlled by one powerful government
A
matrix
B
cassava
C
millet
D
empire
3) the physical environment (e.g.,plants, animals, soils, climate) in a place
A
deficit
B
cassava
C
habitat
D
range
4) (also known as a climagraph or climograph), a special graph that shows average temperatures and average precipitation for each month at a place
A
equatorial rainforest
B
precipitation
C
ecoregion
D
climate graph
5) water in the form of rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls on the land
A
predator
B
rainy belt
C
precipitation
D
transition
6) (on that especial climate graph)...more than enough rain to meet the needs of particular plants (e.g., enough rainfall each month for trees to grow in a place)
A
desert
B
surplus
C
deficit
D
savanna
7) places that receive moderate amounts of rainfall so that both short trees and tall grasses can grow there; located about 5 to 15 degrees north and south of the Equator
A
surplus
B
grassland
C
malaria
D
savanna
8) change as we move along a line between two places; transition can be gradual, abrupt, smooth, etc.
A
transition
B
rainy belt
C
precipitation
D
ecoregion
9) places with tall trees, warm temperatures in all months, and rainfall during at least 10 months; located about 0 to 5 degrees north and south of the Equator
A
equatorial rainforest
B
grassland
C
savanna
D
spatial association
10) dry places that receive little rainfall,have no trees, have few or no plants; tropical deserts are located about 20 to 30 degrees north and south of the Equator
A
deficit
B
malaria
C
desert
D
savanna
11) places where most plants are short (e.g., short grasses, not trees) because they need only small amounts of water; tropical grasslands are located about 15 to 20 degrees north and south of the Equator
A
savanna
B
rainy belt
C
transition
D
grassland
12) the relationship between two things that usually occur together in the same place (e.g., rainforest and a warm, wet climate)
A
malaria
B
spatial association
C
transition
D
equatorial rainforest
13) places near the Equator that receive more than 4 inches of rain in most months of the year
A
transition
B
rainy belt
C
grassland
D
rainforest
14) (on the special climate graph)...lack of rain to meet the needs of plants (e.g., the difference between the rain that trees need and the amount that actually falls in a month)
A
deficit
B
habitat
C
surplus
D
desert
15) a disease that occurs in places that are warm and have rainfall during most of the year; spread by mosquitos
A
cassava
B
matrix
C
malaria
D
savanna
16) a chart with rows and columns that help us organize information
A
malaria
B
millet
C
matrix
D
empire
17) an animal that hunts and eats other animals
A
predator
B
transition
C
precipitation
D
malaria
18) a type of starchy root that grows in places near the equator; used for food
A
cassava
B
empire
C
habitat
D
malaria
19) the areas where a particular type of plant or animal is likely to live
A
crops
B
matrix
C
range
D
habitat
20) plants that people grow to use for food (e.g., corn, millet, apples, beans)
A
crops
B
range
C
millet
D
surplus
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