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Question 1 - 10

• What is the Sahel?

Answer 1 – 10

• Semi-arid vegetation zone that borders the Sahara Desert

Question 1 - 20

• How would you describe the Sahara Desert?

Answer 1 – 20

• Largest “hot” desert

Question 1 - 30

• Which vegetation zone is the largest in Africa?

Answer 1 – 30

• Savanna

Question 1 - 40

• What is the most common way people make a living in the Sahel?

Answer 1 – 40

• Herding and subsistence farming

Question 1 - 50

• The _______ formed as result of tectonic plates shifting.

Answer 1 – 50

• Great Rift Valley

Question 2 - 10

• Where do most of Egypt’s people live?

Answer 2 – 10

• The Nile River Valley

Question 2 - 20

• What is a nomad?

Answer 2 – 20

• One who moves about in search of food and water

Question 2 - 30

• Why did Egypt’s government build the Aswan High Dam?

Answer 2 – 30

• To maintain better control of the flood waters

Question 2 - 40

• What is a major use of the Niger River?

Answer 2 – 40

• It is used for transportation and agriculture.

Question 2 - 50

• Congo River is to the Atlantic Ocean as the Nile River is to:

Answer 2 – 50

• Mediterranean Sea

Question 3 - 10

• Where is the location of most of the desertification in southern Africa?

Answer 3 – 10

• Kalahari Desert

Question 3 - 20

• Which African country is losing its rainforest most rapidly today?

Answer 3 – 20

• Nigeria

Question 3 - 30

• What has been a major cause of desertification?

Answer 3 – 30

• Overuse of the land by the people

Question 3 - 40

• What is a consequence of cutting down trees for fuel in the Sahel?

Answer 3 – 40

• desertification

Question 3 - 50

• Why do some governments ignore industrial pollution of major rivers and waterways?

Answer 3 – 50

• They want the industries to be profitable.

Question 4 - 10

• Where are the majority of the Swahili people found?

Answer 4 – 10

• East Africa

Question 4 - 20

• The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu and ________.

Answer 4 – 20

• Arabic

Question 4 - 30

• What is an ethnic group?

Answer 4 – 30

• People who share a language or traditions

Question 4 - 40

• Why is the Bantu migration so important in the study of Africa?

Answer 4 – 40

• Bantu migration covered a large part of Africa and had the largest amount of influence

Question 4 - 50

• What does the “Golden Stool” represent for the Ashanti?

Answer 4 – 50

• Part of their traditional practices, represents the power of the tribe

Question 5 - 10

• Why do so many Africans speak Arabic?

Answer 5 – 10

• Many practice Islam and need to speak Arabic so they can read the Quran.

Question 5 - 20

• The Swahili practice a strict form of _______, as well as practice traditional religious practices.

Answer 5 – 20

• Islam

Question 5 - 30

• Most Africans today are either _______ or _______, as well as practice traditional religious practices.

Answer 5 – 30

• Christian …… Muslim

Question 5 - 40

• What religion did the Arabs bring with them to Africa?

Answer 5 – 40

• Islam

Question 5 - 50

• Where are Muslims found in Africa today?

Answer 5 – 50

• Throughout Africa