Geography

Earth Investigated - Ice Age Meltdown

AFRICA

Q 1) Justify the statement; “ Africa is called a dark continent.”

Ans 1) Africa is called a dark continent because:

It has equatorial forests.
On all four main longitudes and latitudes some big and small dense deserts are situated.
It took long period of time to research the inner parts of Africa.
It remained unexplored for a very, very long time , right until the middle of the 19th century.
As there is a smooth coastline, there are less harbours and so they could not be used to travel into the interior at the continent.

Q 2) Why Africa remained unexplored till the 19th century?

Ans 2) Africa remained unexplored till the 19th century because:

The rivers flowed towards the sea, they formed high waterfall. So they could not be used to travel into the interior of the continent.
Since it has a smooth coastline, explorers were unable to find natural harbours where they could anchor their vessel while they went on expeditions.

Q 3) Which are the important lines of latitudes and longitudes passing through Africa?

Ans 4) The important lines of latitudes and longitudes passing through Africa are:

Q 4) Which are the important water bodies surrounding the continent Africa?

Ans 4) The important water bodies surrounding the continent Africa are:

Q 5) With the help of diagram explain the following terms:

Give 2 example of each of them.

i)Strait

Strait is a water body surrounded by land on two sides.

Example: i) Strait of Gibraltar

ii) Strait of Palk

ii) Peninsula

A peninsula is a land surrounded by a water body on three sides

Example: i) Indian peninsula

ii) Arabian peninsula

iii) Isthmus

Isthmus is a land mass surrounded by water on two sides.

Example: i) Isthmus of Panama

ii) Isthmus of Kra

BY; Purab [6F]

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