BIOMES

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BIOMES CULTURES REVIEW
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Flat grasslands with scattered trees and shrubs
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SAVANNA
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Major land type covering much of northern and
western Africa
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LOWLANDS
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Earths only continent 225 million years ago
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PANGAEA
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Major land type covering much of eastern and
southern Africa
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HIGHLANDS
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Process by which a desert spreads
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DESERTIFICATION
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A biome with little rainfall (usually under 5
inches) w/ high temperatures few plants
animals
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DESERT
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Biome with a short rainy season which gets 15-25
inches of rain a long dry period
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SAVANNA
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Biome with high temperatures year round 50-60
inches of rain annually
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RAINFOREST
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How was the Great Rift Valley formed?
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TECTONIC PLATES PULLING APART
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What are the four biomes of Africa?
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DESERT, SAHEL, SAVANNA, RAINFOREST
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What regions are rainforest found in?
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TROPIC TEMPERATE REGIONS
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What is the other name the savanna is known as?
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TROPICAL GRASSLANDS
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Which desert contains large sand dunes?
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ERG DESERT
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Which biome supports the largest amount of plant
animal life?
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RAINFOREST
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Which side of the African plateau is higher?
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EASTERN SIDE
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What happens when a section of the canopy layer
of the rainforest is thinned or destroyed?
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A JUNGLE GROWS
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Which desert is the largest hot desert in the
world?
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SAHARA DESERT
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Which biome receives a consistent amount of day
light every day of the year?
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RAINFOREST
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What 2 things make it so difficult to travel the
rivers of Africa?
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WATERFALLS RAPIDS
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Which cultures were famous for their warriors and
military strength
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MAASAI ZULU
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Which culture completed the largest migration
across Africa?
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BANTU
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Which cultures language includes linguistic
clicking sounds?
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ZULU
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Which culture is believed to be the 1st humans on
earth?
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NUBIAN
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Which cultures homes way of living are being
threatened by logging in the rainforest?
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PYGMY
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Which culture is known for their vocal music?
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PYGMY
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Which cultures Golden Stool represents the
worship of ancestors, well-being, their nation?
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ASHANTI
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Which cultures practice Christianity in some form?
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MAASAI ZULU