Sub-Saharan Africa Review

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What is a cause of desertification?

Back 1

overpopulation and climate change

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Why does much of East Africa have cooler temperatures than other regions?

Back 2

the region sits at a higher elevation

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What has blocked the economic success in some Southern African nations?

Back 3

conflict within countries

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What asset helped the Bantu dominate over other cultures?

Back 4

the ability to make weapons of iron

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Which group helped spread Swahili into the interior of Africa?

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Arab traders

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What was the basis of Ghana's wealth?

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its position between two important resources

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What was the Middle Passage?

Back 7

a voyage carrying enslaved Africans across the Atlantic

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What 2 regions does the Sahel lie between?

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desert and grasslands

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What is true of the movement of tectonic plates?

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it created freshwater lakes in the Great Rift Valley

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What is one reason rivers are important natural resources in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Back 10

they provide electricity for several countries

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What is a threat to the population of big cats in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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habitat loss

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What was brought to the early African kingdoms by outside traders?

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religion

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What statement accurately describes the descendants of the Bantu?

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they belong to many cultures

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What is true of the slave trade in Africa?

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it existed for hundreds of years

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What was the long term effect of the African slave trade?

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the effect is still seen both inside and outside of Africa today

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What did many Europeans believe was true of African cultures during colonial times?

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they were not as good as European cultures

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What was responsible for the formation of Africa's major valleys, lakes, and volcanoes?

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plate tectonics

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What is the greatest challenge to farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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scarcity of fresh water

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Which of the following helps coastal cities support their populations?

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greater access to trade

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Which countries in the region have the greatest economic wealth?

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those with natural resources

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How has human activity affected the Sahel?

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poor use of resources has made the soil less fertile

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Why is Swahili so widely spoken as a second language?

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it developed as a trade language so people from different cultures found it useful to know

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What aspects of Sub-Saharan African culture were influenced by Arab traders?

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language and religion

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What was the reason behind the African slave trade?

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plantation owners could make more money using slave labor

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What did the Bantu and the Europeans have in common?

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better weapons than the people they conquered

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What was the goal of Pan-Africanism?

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to promote unity among all Africans

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What was one of the main problems with the borders that Europeans established in Africa?

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they divided some cultural groups and grouped some rivals together

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How has the history of West Africa been preserved?

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griots passed it down through generations

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Why did the government of Kenya establish national parks and reserves?

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the scenic beauty and wildlife attracts tourist

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What does an ethnobotanist study?

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the relationship between cultures and plants

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Why haven't African nations benefited more from their mineral wealth?

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Corrupt governments took much of the profits from mining

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Why has Nigeria had a history of conflict since it gained independence?

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It is divided among three major ethnic groups

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How did farming in Africa change after colonization?

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people began to grow cash crops rather than food crops

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What are vaccines?

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treatments to increase resistance to disease

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What did South Africa experience for the first time in 1994?

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an election in which all races could vote

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What term is used for a country in which government, economic institutions, and civil order have broken down?

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failed state

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Why does Sudan have a low percentage of arable land?

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most of the country is arid and requires irrigation

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What physical feature was formed by the movement of tectonic plates?

Back 38

Great Rift Valley