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1. What is the largest lake in Africa? Lake Victoria

2. What is separated from the coast by the Atlas Mountains? The Sahara

3. What valuable natural resources were discovered in South Africa after the British took control of that country? Gold and diamonds

4. What are three causes of desertification? Deforestation, Drought, and overgrazing

5. Name four non-renewable resources found in Africa. Diamonds, gold, chrome, uranium, and copper

6. Which of Africa’s religions could be described as a belief in spiritual and supernatural powers? Traditional or Indigenous beliefs

7. What are the effects of poor soil and deforestation? Land becomes useless for farming and agriculture, desertification.

8. What river is found almost entirely south of the equator and is surrounded by rainforest? Congo River

9. What River flows through Western Africa including Nigeria? Niger River

10. Why is the population of the Sahara so low? Limited access to water

11. Who are the Bantu people? An ethnic group that lives in central Africa. Their migration spread ideas and their language throughout Africa. Note: 80%of Sub-Saharan African languages are based on Bantu

12. Where are Muslims found in Africa today? Throughout Africa but with a larger percentage along the eastern side

13. What is the savanna? Area of grassland making up much of the African continent south of the Sahara.

14. Describe the Sahel. Semiarid region directly south of the Sahara.

15. What are two major rivers of Africa that flow into the Atlantic Ocean? Niger River and Congo River

16. What do you call a group of people who share a language, history and beliefs? Ethnic group

17. What is Nigeria’s main export? Oil

18. What is a drought? A long period without rain.

19. What is it called when a country focuses in on one product that they excels in making? specialization

20. What term means people can read and write? literate