Physical Geography of Africa, including landforms, climate, natural resources, and human-environment issues. Sources for this quiz include Chapter 18 of the textbook, Geography Alive! mapping lab, and Geography in the News "Desertification and Loss of Food Productivity"
A gradual slope with a nearly flat plateau on top
A steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top
A long, thin valley
A steep slope leading down to a flat river valley
Hot, dry deserts
Rain forests
Tropical grasslands
Snow-capped mountains
Oasis
Aquifer
Escarpment
Silt
Harvesting of shrubs
Overgrazing of livestock
Slash-and-burn agricultural methods
Drilling for water
The Niger delta
The Sahara
The Sahel
Lake Nassar
Regular water supply
Increased irrigation
Decreased occurrence of drought
Decreased silt deposits on the surrounding farmland
South Africa
Egypt
Nigeria
Morocco
Commercial fishing
Trade and manufacturing
Broadleaf evergreen forest
Semiarid climate
Oil
Hydroelectric power
Limestone
Sugar cane plantations
Coffee
Cocoa
Sorghum
Wheat
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Port Elizabeth, Maputo, Gabarone
Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan
Luanda, Brazzaville, Kinshasa
Awarded most Nile water to Sudan
Replaced the Common Framework Agreement
Created the Ethopian Millenial Dam
Did not award any Nile water to Ethopia
World Water Day will be the world's number one shared holiday
Water supplies will become more plentiful due to icecap melting
Half the world could be living in water-stressed areas
Water will be more important than oxygen
In Khartoum
In Juba
At the Aswan High Dam
Near Cairo