Africa’s climate and inland waters
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
From the atlas climate map of Africa find the areas with the most and least rain and write them down.
Most — the Gulf of Guinea coast and the Congo Basin; least — the Sahara, Namib and Kalahari.
2
What is the simoom wind and why is it dangerous? Write in 2 sentences.
The simoom is a hot, dry desert wind; it brings sandstorms that destroy visibility and harm people and animals.
3
Kilimanjaro is 5 895 m high and Lake Tanganyika is 1 470 m deep. What is the difference in metres?
4425
4
The Congo crosses the equator twice. Explain why, using the atlas map.
The river flows in an arc: it bends north then returns south, so it crosses the equator twice.