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World Regional Geography: The New Global Order Update, 2/e
Michael Bradshaw, College of St. Mark and John
Africa South of the Sahara

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Study the Key Terms listed in this chapter. Consult the glossary as needed.

  1. Match the following climatic terms with their descriptions.
_____ Changing climate a. includes the shifting of the southern boundary of the Sahara Desert
_____ Equatorial climatic environment b. wet and dry season in Western Africa
_____ Monsoon seasonal climatic environment c. the low-sun season is dry
_____ Tropical arid climatic environment d. rain in all months
_____ Tropical seasonal climatic environment e. little rain throughout the year
  1. Match the following land characteristic terms with their descriptions.
_____ Desert a. elephants, giraffes, zebras, leopards, and lions
_____ Inselberg b. most common across Africa's physical landscape
_____ Plateau c. little vegetation and a few small animals
_____ Rift valley d. bare, rocky hill left after weathering and erosion
_____ Savanna grassland e. great diversity of plants, birds, and insects
_____ Tropical rainforest f. zone of broken crust where a new plate margin may develop
  1. Distinguish the following pairs of terms from each other.
  1. Hutu tribe and Tutsi tribe ________________________________________________________

    2. ______________________________________________________________________________

  2. Tropical tree crops and plantation agriculture _________________________________________

    3. ______________________________________________________________________________

  1. Briefly describe each of the following terms:
  1. Communaute Financiere Africaine __________________________________________________

    2. ______________________________________________________________________________

  2. Tropical disease ________________________________________________________________

    3. ______________________________________________________________________________

  3. Economic colonialism ___________________________________________________________

    4. ______________________________________________________________________________

  4. Shantytown ____________________________________________________________________

    5. ______________________________________________________________________________

  5. Southern Africa Development Conference ____________________________________________

    6. ______________________________________________________________________________

  6. Tribe _________________________________________________________________________

    7. ______________________________________________________________________________









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