The Sahel is a dry grassland south of the Sahara. What has caused low population in this region

Overgrazing and desertification has made it hard to farm

Which of the following describes the religious beliefs of Arabs, Bantus, Swahili, and Ashanti?

They practice many difference forms of religion

Cutting down trees, wind/rain carry top soil away, sun bakes the soil into hard clay.

The process of deforestation causing desertification

All of the following are characteristics of an Ethnic Group except?

Common belief in a religious text

All of the following are causes of desertification except?

Sand being dumped into the rain forests

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Common Assessment #4 Review 1 (Africa Geography) 1

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1
This region has a low population mostly made up of nomadic herders. There is little water here.
Sahel
Tropical Rain Forests
Sahara
Savanna
2
The Sahel is a dry grassland south of the Sahara. What has caused low population in this region
Overgrazing and desertification has made it hard to farm
Lack of access to education and jobs.
There is NO water in the region
Nothing, this region has the highest population in Africa.
3
Which of the following describes the religious beliefs of Arabs, Bantus, Swahili, and Ashanti?
All four ethnic groups practice only Islam
They practice many difference forms of religion
Bantus and Arabs only practice Christianity
They all practice the religion of Judaism.
4
People living along the African coastline would be employed by which of the following industry?
Tourism
All of the above
Shipping
Fishing
5
The process where dry land becomes desert. 1/3 of Africa's land is threatened by this.
Deforestation
Unequal access to water
Desertification
Water Pollution
6
Cutting down trees, wind/rain carry top soil away, sun bakes the soil into hard clay.
The definition of deforestation
The process of desertification causing deforestation
The process of deforestation causing desertification
7
All of the following are characteristics of an Ethnic Group except?
Common language
Common history
Common belief in a religious text
Common ancestry
8
-Dry grassland, -semi arid, Desertification has major impact : What region does this describe?
Saharra
Savanna
Sahel
Tropical Rain Forests
9
All of the following are characteristics of a religious group except?
Common belief in a religious text
Common ancestry
Common religious holidays
Common religious belief in God
10
All of the following are causes of desertification except?
Poor Farming Practices
Overgrazing of Animals
Sand being dumped into the rain forests
Cutting down too many trees

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