2. LocationPhysical Environment EthnicReligion 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question 1 - 10 What is the Sahel?

4. Answer 1 – 10 Semi-arid vegetation zone that borders the Sahara Desert

5. Question 1 - 20 How would you describe the Sahara Desert?

6. Answer 1 – 20 Largest “hot” desert

7. Question 1 - 30 Which vegetation zone is the largest in Africa?

8. Answer 1 – 30 Savanna

9. Question 1 - 40 What is the most common way people make a living in the Sahel?

10. Answer 1 – 40 Herding and subsistence farming

11. Question 1 - 50 The _______ formed as result of tectonic plates shifting.

12. Answer 1 – 50 Great Rift Valley

13. Question 2 - 10 Where do most of Egypt’s people live?

14. Answer 2 – 10 The Nile River Valley

15. Question 2 - 20 What is a nomad?

16. Answer 2 – 20 One who moves about in search of food and water

17. Question 2 - 30 Why did Egypt’s government build the Aswan High Dam?

18. Answer 2 – 30 To maintain better control of the flood waters

19. Question 2 - 40 What is a major use of the Niger River?

20. Answer 2 – 40 It is used for transportation and agriculture.

21. Question 2 - 50 Congo River is to the Atlantic Ocean as the Nile River is to:

22. Answer 2 – 50 Mediterranean Sea

23. Question 3 - 10 Where is the location of most of the desertification in southern Africa?

24. Answer 3 – 10 Kalahari Desert

25. Question 3 - 20 Which African country is losing its rainforest most rapidly today?

26. Answer 3 – 20 Nigeria

27. Question 3 - 30 What has been a major cause of desertification?

28. Answer 3 – 30 Overuse of the land by the people

29. Question 3 - 40 What is a consequence of cutting down trees for fuel in the Sahel?

30. Answer 3 – 40 desertification

31. Question 3 - 50 Why do some governments ignore industrial pollution of major rivers and waterways?

32. Answer 3 – 50 They want the industries to be profitable.

33. Question 4 - 10 Where are the majority of the Swahili people found?

34. Answer 4 – 10 East Africa

35. Question 4 - 20 The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu and ________.

36. Answer 4 – 20 Arabic

37. Question 4 - 30 What is an ethnic group?

38. Answer 4 – 30 People who share a language or traditions

39. Question 4 - 40 Why is the Bantu migration so important in the study of Africa?

40. Answer 4 – 40 Bantu migration covered a large part of Africa and had the largest amount of influence

41. Question 4 - 50 What does the “Golden Stool” represent for the Ashanti?

42. Answer 4 – 50 Part of their traditional practices, represents the power of the tribe

43. Question 5 - 10 Why do so many Africans speak Arabic?

44. Answer 5 – 10 Many practice Islam and need to speak Arabic so they can read the Quran.

45. Question 5 - 20 The Swahili practice a strict form of _______, as well as practice traditional religious practices.

46. Answer 5 – 20 Islam

47. Question 5 - 30 Most Africans today are either _______ or _______, as well as practice traditional religious practices.

48. Answer 5 – 30 Christian …… Muslim

49. Question 5 - 40 What religion did the Arabs bring with them to Africa?

50. Answer 5 – 40 Islam

51. Question 5 - 50 Where are Muslims found in Africa today?

52. Answer 5 – 50 Throughout Africa