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Name: Date: Class:
Chapter 8: e Geography and History of Africa
Section 1: e Geography of Africa
Section 1: Major Landforms of Africa
Directions: Use informaation from textbook pages 189 to 195 to match the correct region to the number.
Write the region on the line provided.
Atlas Mountains Congo River Nile River Madagascar
Sahel Sahara Niger River Great Rift Valley
Lake Victoria Kalahari Desert savanna Tropical Rainforests
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Directions: Write a thesis sentence that summarizes the size and geographical features of Africa.
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Directions: On the line, write the name of the country that matches the number.
Egypt Kenya Sudan Dem. Rep. of the Congo Nigeria South Africa
Namibia Ethiopia Botswana
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9. Which country is located near the mouth of the
Nile River, where it meets the Mediterranean
Sea?
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10. What country is dominated by a rain forest
environment?
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Directions: Complete the chart below with details from the textbook.
Physical Features of Africa Rivers and Lakes of Africa Mountains and Valleys of Africa
Mount Kilimanjaro Water Pollution and Access Deforestation and Desertication
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Directions: Write a three-paragraph essay on the following topic.
Can you imagine living in an environment where each day is a struggle to survive: a place where apex
predators, climates, insects, and diseases-combined with the lack of resources-bare down on your very
existence? Below are three examples of climate regions. Choose one region and write an essay that
details how humans live in that region.
• Living in the Sahara Desert, the largest desert on Earth.
• Living in the Sahel, where the desert separates from the rain forests.
• Living in the savanna, where the wildlife controls the plains.