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West African climates are
mostly tropical
changing from east to west
mostly the same
zonal
2
Which event helped to spread Islam in Africa?
Conquest of Jerusalem
Relocation of capital to Baghdad
Conquest of Damascus
Establishment of trade with Timbuktu
3
Griots are..
Where all the gold is kept
special gems from Senegal
Gambian water collection stations used by small villages
traditional storytellers, singers, poets, musicians, and oral historians.
4
A shortage of food is a
Famine
Drought
Plague
5
territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land
district
nation
country
colony
6
The Tibesti Mountains are
West Africa's mountain range, located in Senegal
West Africa's mountain range, located in the NE part of the region
not in West Africa
A mountain range located near the coast of Nigeria
7
Describe the Sahel climate
Warm and temperate/hot steppe climate
Tropical wet
Cold and icy
Tropical Monsoon
8
The Congo Basin looks like...
A scar
A plate of chili
A zigzag
A bowl of soup
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West African country founded by Americans as a home for freed slaves
Burkina Faso
Liberia
Ghana
Mali
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The Hajj that Mansa Musa went on was...
A journey that ultimately ruined the Mali empire's economy
A military conquets through Africa
A plan to grow Mali's economy
A religious pilgrimmage to Mecca
11
What is Nigeria's most populated city?
Abuja
Monrovia
Lagos
Monrovia
12
An animal found in the tropical regions of central Africa...
gorilla
all of the above
okapi
elephant
13
Name the instrument
Bass
Kora
harp
guitar
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Kingdom of Mansa Musa, second of the great trading kingdoms (1300-1500 AD)
Ghana
Songhai
Mali
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The kora could best be described as...
bass
all of these
melody
harmony
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Africa was colonized mostly by which countries?
Spain, Portugal, and France
Germany, Spain, and France
The United States, Russia, and Great Britain
France, Russia, and the United States
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Area of flat, low-lying land that dominates most of West Africa
Plains
Highlands
Valley
Plateaus
18
Congo River Basin & Rainforest
Eastern Africa
Central Africa
Northern Africa
Western Africa
19
Which was NOT an affect of the Slave Trade on Africa?
Africans were taken from their homes and forced into slavery
generations disappeared from African tribes
the African population increased
millions of Africans died on slave ships
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Niger River used for all of the following except
the location of the Aswan Dam
farming
a source of fresh drinking water
transportation
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West African storytellers are known as...
Mansa Musa
Shamans
Pharaohs
Griots
22
Name the West African kingdoms in order
Mali-Songhai-Ghana
Mali-Ghana-Songhai
Songhai-Mali-Ghana
Ghana-Mali-Songhai
23
Extended families often live together in West Africa...
True
False
24
True or False: An area of tall grasses, scattered trees, and shrubs is a savanna.
False
True
25
Which river runs through the Congo rainforest?
Congo River
Zambezi River
Nile River
Niger River
26
Which is NOT a main cultural influence in Western Africa?
European culture
Islam
Traditional African religions
Hinduism
27
The Zambezi River is home to Victoria Falls
False
True
28
Many families were torn apart, and communities lost a large number of their pop. as a result of the African Slave Trade.
False
True
29
Kingdom of Mali followed Songhai.
True
False
30
a family heirloom, specifically the kora in Western African Griot families?
a forgotten object
object that remains in the family
an object found in the house
an object found outside
31
Members of African tribes would kidnap other Africans for the slave traders.
True
False
32
The name of the strip of land which divides the Sahara Desert from the wetter areas of West Africa
steppe
Sahel
Sahara
savanna
33
The spread of dry and arid conditions that results in making land unsuitable for farming is...
Famine
Fertile
Desertification
Arable
34
How did Christianity spread to Africa?
Indian Traders
Arab Traders
European Colonists
Muslim Traders
35
The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits is
Oral History
Archaeology
Polytheism
Animism
36
Deforestation in Africa causes all of following
EXCEPT
:
more oxygen
erosion
extinction of plants and animals
loss of medicines
37
The inland delta of the Niger River...
is located hundreds of miles from the coast
is located at the mouth of the river
prevents people from fishing in the river
prevents the river from emptying into the ocean
38
What is oral tradition?
passing of stories through writing
passing of stories through birds
passing of stories by word of mouth
passing of stories by secret deliveries
39
Established in the Mali empire and a cultural center of the Songhai kingdom
Nigeria
Lagos
Ghana
Timbuktu
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Do I need to study my map of WEST and CENTRAL AFRICA??
Absolutely not
Y E S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Study - who me?
Nah
41
Why was Mansa Musa's hajj to Mecca important?
He became famous and introduced the world to Mali
He became even wealthier through shrewd trading deals
His followers built a large mosque in his honor
He became an important leader in the Islamic leadership
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The study of the past based on artifacts that people have left behind is
Animism
Architecture
Oral History
Archaeology
43
A former French colony whose name means "Ivory Coast"
Cape Verde
Cote d'Ivoire
Ghana
Mali
44
Who was Ibn Battuta?
A Muslim writer/explorer/historian
a slave
a west African artist
a Christian poet/historian/explorer
45
Victoria Falls, located on the Zambezi River between Zambia and which other country?
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
46
What group of people spread Islam in into Africa in its early years?
soldiers from Western Asia
mercenaries from Western Asia
lawyers from Western Asia
merchants/traders from Western Asia
47
How many strings does a kora have?
21
6
42
8
48
Approximately, how many slaves were taken from West Africa during the Slave Trade?
100,000
20 Million
12 Million
5 Million
49
First African kingdom that controlled the gold & salt routes
Songhai
Mali
Ghana
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How did the borders drawn by colonial powers contribute to civil unrest in west Africa?
There was no conflict because native people supported colonization
Conflict between tribal and ethnic groups
Conflict between men and women
Conflict between different Christian groups
51
The Niger River empties into the __________.
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Guinea
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People who share a common culture and ancestry is a/an
community
ethnic group
nuclear family
extended family
