Download Chapter 11 Lesson 2: Climate and Vegetation

Chapter 11 Lesson 2: Climate and Vegetation
1. Climate and vegetation in Africa are diverse.
I.
What Influences Climate?
1. There are several different factors that influence climate.
2. The factors that influence climate are: ______________________ from the
_______________________ and __________________________.
3. nearness to _________________________________ and major
____________________ also affect climate.
A. Distance from the Equator
1. regions near the equator are usually ________________.
2. region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of
Capricorn is called the tropics and the climate is
______________.
3. the location of a place in relation to the equator also
influences the place’s _________________.
4. In the __________________ Hemisphere, winters and
summers occur at the same time as the United States.
5. In the _________________ Hemisphere, the seasons are
reversed.
B. The Role of Elevation
1. __________________ is the height of land above sea level.
2. The higher the elevation, the _______________ a place
tends to be.
3. _____________________ ________________________ is
located close to the equator. Yet this place is covered with
snow year-round.
C. Unpredictable Rainfall
1. Rainfall varies from one region of Africa to another.
II.
Vegetation Regions of Africa
1. Africa’s vegetation varies across the continent.
2. There are three major types of vegetation in Africa. They are
___________________________________, _______________________,
and ____________________________.
A. Tropical Rain Forests
1. The vegetation where there rain falls often throughout the
year and are warm are called
_______________________________.
2. These regions support a great variety of life forms.
3. People in these regions live in towns, cities, or farms built
on cleared land.
4. The farmers grow _______________________, the plant
from which chocolate is made and _________________ in
these regions.
5. People also ______________, _________________, and
harvest _____________________ in this region.
B. Tropical Savanna
1. The most common vegetation in Africa is
___________________ ____________________.
2. Tall grasses, thorny bushed, and scattered trees grow in the
savanna.
3. The savanna is home to large herds of animals such as lions,
elephants, and zebras.
4. ________________________________ covers more of
Africa than any other vegetation.
5. The savanna has two seasons. They are the _____________
and __________________ season.
6. During the ___________ season, _______________ is
impossible.
7. 7. During the ___________ season, the land turns green and
farmers plant ________________.
C. Deserts in Africa
1. Beyond the savanna lie the ____________________.
2. The ________________ Desert covers most of North
Africa.
3. The _______________________ is a region between the
Sahara Desert and the savanna. This land’s name means
border or shore in Arabic. This region is ______________
and __________.
4. The two deserts in the Southern part of Africa are the
______________________ Desert and the
_________________ Desert.
D. Desert Living
1. Few people live in Africa’s deserts.
2. ______________ are people who have no permanent,
settled home. They travel in search of food and water.
3. An _____________________ is a green place in the desert
where water is available.
III.
Climate and Health
1. The climate people live in can affect their health.
A. Sleeping Sickness
1. The disease that is caused by the bite of a tsetse fly and can
kill livestock and cause sickness in humans is called
_______________ __________________.
2. The disease that is caused by the bite of an infected
mosquito is called ____________________. These mosquitoes
breed in warm, wet areas. Drier regions are not a home to
mosquitoes.