The cards Question In which part of Africa is the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)? Tap to flip Answer Central Africa. Question Does the DRC have a coastline? Tap to flip Answer Only a very small stretch, to the west; it is largely landlocked. Question Why can the DRC look smaller than it really is on some world maps? Tap to flip Answer Because of its position on the Equator. Question On a GIS map, what is a layer? Tap to flip Answer A visual representation of geographic data, such as population density, income levels or land use. Question What is a population pyramid? Tap to flip Answer A chart representing the population structure of a place. Question Besides total size, what does a population pyramid show about a population? Tap to flip Answer Its structure: the age and gender profile of the place. Question What is the birth rate? Tap to flip Answer The number of live births per 1,000 people per year. Question What is life expectancy? Tap to flip Answer The average age a person will reach in a given place. Question In statistics, what is the median? Tap to flip Answer The middle value of a set of data when all the values are placed in numerical order. Question Give one earlier name of the DRC. Tap to flip Answer e.g. the Belgian Congo or Zaire. Question What is a colony? Tap to flip Answer A country or area controlled by another country, with people from the controlling country living there. Question In which year did the DRC become independent? Tap to flip Answer 1960. Question What is subsistence farming? Tap to flip Answer Farming that provides enough food for the farmer and their family to live on, rather than to sell. Question What is informal employment? Tap to flip Answer Work that is not officially recorded or regulated and does not involve paying taxes. Question Give one industry in the DRC where high-income careers exist. Tap to flip Answer e.g. banking, oil or mining. Question What is a biome? Tap to flip Answer A large region of the world with similar climates, vegetation and animals adapted to living there. Question What is an equatorial climate? Tap to flip Answer A climate near the Equator with consistently high temperatures, frequent heavy rainfall and a very short dry season. Question What is a savanna? Tap to flip Answer A biome near the Equator that is mainly grassland with scattered trees and shrubs. Question What is a wetland? Tap to flip Answer A biome where the land is permanently or seasonally flooded or saturated. Question Give one biome found in the DRC. Tap to flip Answer e.g. rainforest, savanna or wetland. Question Where is the Congo River ranked among Africa's longest rivers? Tap to flip Answer It is the second longest river in Africa. Question Give one reason the Congo River is important. Tap to flip Answer e.g. transport or hydroelectric power. Question Which rift valley runs through the eastern DRC, forming mountains and volcanoes? Tap to flip Answer The Great Rift Valley. Question Are the DRC and the Republic of Congo the same country? Tap to flip Answer No. They are two separate countries in central Africa; the Congo River forms part of the border between them. Question Kinshasa and Brazzaville lie on opposite banks of which river? Tap to flip Answer The Congo River. Question What is a carbon sink? Tap to flip Answer Anything that absorbs and stores more carbon dioxide than it releases. Question What is biodiversity? Tap to flip Answer All the living things in an ecosystem or area. Question How does the Congo rainforest rank in size among the world's tropical rainforests? Tap to flip Answer It is the second largest. Question How many countries does the Congo Basin span? Tap to flip Answer Six. Question Give one mammal that lives in the Congo rainforest. Tap to flip Answer e.g. gorillas or okapi. Question What is a national park? Tap to flip Answer A large area of land protected by law to keep the natural environment safe. Question What does 'endangered' mean? Tap to flip Answer Describes a plant or animal species in danger of extinction. Question Which DRC national park is home to rare mountain gorillas? Tap to flip Answer Virunga National Park. Question Give one natural resource the DRC has in abundance. Tap to flip Answer e.g. coltan, diamonds or copper. Question In which parts of the DRC does most mining take place? Tap to flip Answer The east and southeast. Question Are all natural resources found underground? Tap to flip Answer No. Some are, such as some metal ores and fossil fuels, but others, such as rainforest trees and lakes, are not. Question What is logging? Tap to flip Answer Cutting down trees as a product for economic gain. Question How does deforestation differ from logging? Tap to flip Answer Logging uses trees for their wood; deforestation is clearing trees for many reasons, often to make space for mining, roads or farming. Question Give one activity in the DRC that has led to deforestation. Tap to flip Answer e.g. mining or logging. Question What is food insecurity? Tap to flip Answer Not being able to regularly access enough safe and nutritious food to live, work and play. Question How is deforestation affecting the Congo rainforest's role in the climate? Tap to flip Answer It is reducing the rainforest's ability to absorb carbon dioxide. Question What is sustainable development? Tap to flip Answer Development that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Question Which river's hydropower could provide electricity to millions in the DRC? Tap to flip Answer The Congo River. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage Key stage 3 (Years 7–9) Course KS3 Geography Unit The Democratic Republic of the Congo: What are its opportunities and challenges? England's National Curriculum sets what is taught; the units and their order are Oak National Academy's. Flash Feed is not affiliated with Oak or any exam board.
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Show the other sources (10) Primary source Climate change and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source A sustainable future for the Democratic Republic of Congo (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Colonial history and legacy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Climate and biomes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Physical landscapes of the Democratic Republic of Congo (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source The tropical rainforest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Conservation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Found a mistake? Write to support@flashfeed.app .
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