Transcript Africa

Africa
Chapter 1 all
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Africa is called
the ----.
continent.
Plateau continent
•Why is Africa called
the plateau continent?
•Because of river
valleys.
•Because its high
•Coastal plains
Because its high
The Nile, Congo,
Zambezi, and the Niger
are all….
Rivers
Mountains
Valleys
Names of Kings
•Rivers of Africa
What does Africa’s location near
the equator, large bodies of water
and landforms affect?
• The coastal plains
• Climate
• government
•Climate
What do they call and area
of land in Africa that has
thorny bushes, scattered
trees and tall grasses?
•The great plains
•The savannas
•The deserts
•The Savannas
How many of Africa’s
farmers are
subsistence farmers?
•½
• 5/6
• 3/5
•3/5 are subsistence
farmers
What is the major part of
Africa’s economy?
• Trading
• Mining
• farming
•Farming is the major
part of Africa
economy
Why do the countries of
Africa diversify their
economy? In other word…
why do they have a variety
of crop?
• To protect their workers
• To produce only one thing
• To have only one cash crop
• To protect their workers from financial
hardship….. In other words make sure
they have enough money to live on by
always having an income product or crop.
How do nomads make
a living?
• They farm
• They work in factories
• They travel to find water and grass for
their herds
• They live in large cities like many other
African people do.
•The travel to find
water and grass
for their herds.
Why is impossible for
ships to travel from the
interior of Africa to the
sea?
• Escarpments
• Rift valley
• cataracts
• Cataracts
What are the 4
regions of Africa?
• N, S, E, W
• Ne, S, Central and S, E
• N, W, E, Central and S.
•North, West,
East, and
Central
andSouthern
Africa is the plateau
continent because the
land is ….
• High
• Low
• Uneven
• flat
•High
What is wrong with having
cataracts in the major rivers
of Africa?
• Ships can’t sail to the sea
• The Nile overflows
• Ships can’t carry cargo
•Ships can’t sail to the
sea
Cash crops are..
Diversify is to…
Elevation is….
Nomads are…
An oasis is….
A Plateau is….
Name a rift in Africa
Silt is ….
Subsistence farming is …
Cataracts are…
Economy is…
What is an Escarpment….
To Irrigate is to….
A savanna is…..
A Tributary is ….
A rift is…..
Fertile means…