AfricaGeography Checkpoint
Name: ______Date: ______
- Match the four vegetation regions with their climate zones.
Rainforest-equatorialArid
Savanna-tropical and semi aridSemi-arid
Sahel-semi aridTropical
Desert-aridEquatorial
- What is one issue with the region called the Sahel?
- deforestation c. westernization
- wild animals d. desertification
- Which vegetation region do most people and animals live?
- Desert c. Sahel
- Savanna d. Rainforest
6. Tell whether the following are push or pull factors.
Not enough jobs ____push______
Better medical care _____pull______
Natural disasters ___push______
Education ______pull______
Directions: Use the following vocabulary to fill in the blanks.
MigrationSahelDeforestationPush
DesertificationPullMonotheismPolytheism
7. Cutting down trees and not replacing them is called __deforestation______.
8. The spread of deserts is called __desertification______.
9. A ___push______factor is a problem and forces people to move.
10. A _pull______factor attracts people to move into an area.
11. The belief in one god is called ___monotheism______.
12. The belief in many gods is called ___polytheism______.
13. Movement of people due to push and pull factors __migration______.
14. The _sahel______vegetation zone borders the desert.
15. What type of geography does the desert have? GOODor BADcircle one
16. How does living in the desert influence how you live? Give an example.
You would have to travel for fresh water, transportation may be limited, tents for houses
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17. What type of geography does the Sahel have? GOODor BADcircle one
18.. How does living in the Sahel influence how you live? Give an example.
__You may have to travel for fresh water, living may be a herder, housing may be basic transportation may be limited. Most people moved to the cities because the ability to farm and herd is difficult
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19. What type of geography does the savanna have? GOODor BAD circle one
20. How does living in the savanna influence how you live? Give an example.
_majority of the continent is the savanna. Wildlife is part of life so you have to account for animals as you travel. Housing also has to account for the wildlife so an example is having a thorn brush wall to protect livestock from animals. Income comes from safaris and tourism. ______
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21. What type of geography does the rainforest have? GOODor BAD circle one
22. How does living in the rainforest influence how you live? Give an example.
_good geography from a vegetation stand point but difficult to live in. Rainforests are decreasing so homes are being destroyed and people are being forced to migrate. Housing is basic and transportation is difficult. ______
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