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Duplicate of SS7G1 a-b; SS7G2 a-c; SS7G3a; SS7G4 a-b: African Geography and Culture
Duplicate of SS7G1 a-b; SS7G2 a-c; SS7G3a; SS7G4 a-b: African Geography and Culture
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SS7G1, SS7G2, SS7G3 Africa Geography and Culture
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What is caused by over-grazing, over-farming, drought and results in infertile soil?
desertification
water issues
air pollution
deforestation
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What physical feature is "A"?
Zambezi River
Nile River
Congo River
Niger River
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What physical feature is "E"?
Lake Congo
Lake Malawi
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Victoria
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Ethnic group of W. Africa/Ghana, practices traditional religions. Golden Stool important symbol
Arab
Swahili
Ashanti
Bantu
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Region where food and water is scarce and subsistance farming and poverty are common
Desert
Sahel
Savanna
Tropical Rainforest
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Ethnic group of East Africa/Kenya that speaks a language that is mix of Bantu and Arab
Bantu
Ashanti
Swahili
Arab
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How has this shortage of safe drinking water affected sub-Saharan Africa's development?
Decreased economic growth
Increased the size of Sudan
Increased population growth
Decreased the size of the rainforest
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What country is "B"?
Sudan
Dem. Republic of Congo
Egypt
South Sudan
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What country is "E"?
Kenya
Nigeria
South Africa
Dem. Republic of Congo
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Why does Africa suffer from lack of clean, safe drinking water?
Countries don't have $ to treat water
Parasites/worms/bacteria in water
All of the above
Industrial/human waste is dumped in water sources
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Which best describes Traditional Religions?
worshipping of nature and ancestors, practicing sorcery
Spread to N. Africa through "Holy Wars" in the 600s AD
Brought to Africa by Europeans
Monotheistic, follows Five Pillars
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What physical feature is "6"?
Sahel
Savanna
Tropical Rainforest
Sahara Desert
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_______ results in loss of animal and plant habitats and desertification
all of the above
desertification
water issues
deforestation
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A religious group...
shares identity and cultural heritage
is where everyone is alike
speaks the same language
shares the same belief in a higher power
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What country is "C"?
Dem. Republic of Congo
Egypt
South Sudan
Sudan
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What country is "F"?
South Africa
Nigeria
Kenya
Dem. Republic of Congo
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An ethnic group....
has the same belief in a higher power
lives in the same country
where everyone is alike
shares identity and culture ie language, traditions, customs
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What physical feature is "5"?
Savanna
Tropical Rainforest
Sahel
Desert
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Africa is the most __________ continent with 1000's of languages and ethnic groups.
populated
diverse
interesting
educated
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Ethnic group in Southern & Central Africa, has many languages, practices all 3 major religions
Bantu
Swahili
Ashanti
Arab
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What is desertification?
the cutting down of trees
line of trees planted to mark fertile areas
changing usable land into desert
desert becoming forests
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Semi-arid region being threatened by desertification.
Sahara
Sahel
Savanna
Atlas Mountains
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_______ results in loss of fertile land and leads to famine
desertification
deforestation
water issues
all of the above
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What physical feature is "C"?
Nile River
Zambezi River
Niger River
Congo River
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Which is NOT a major religion in Africa?
Traditional Religions
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
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What physical feature is "3"?
Tropical Rainforest
Kalahari Desert
Atlas Mountains
Sahara Desert
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What country is "G"?
Nigeria
Kenya
South Africa
Dem. Republic of Congo
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What physical feature is "D"?
Congo River
Nile River
Zambezi River
Niger River
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What physical feature is "1"?
Kalahari Desert
Atlas Mountains
Sahara Desert
Tropical Rainforest
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What physical feature is "2"?
Kalahari Desert
Tropical Rainforest
Atlas Mountains
Sahara Desert
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What is caused by growing populations, need for timber and slash & burn agriculture?
air pollution
desertification
deforestation
water issues
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What is causes diseases, illness, poor quality/shortened lifespans?
desertification
unclean water
deforestation
erosion
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What country is "A"?
Egypt
South Sudan
Dem. Republic of Congo
Sudan
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What physical feature is "4"?
Sahel
Kalahari Desert
Sahara Desert
Tropical Rainforest
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The longest river in the world.
Niger River
Nile River
Zambezi River
Congo River
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What country is "D"?
South Africa
Kenya
Dem. Repulic of Congo
Nigeria
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The largest inhabited desert in the world.
Sahara Desert
Kalahari Desert
Namib Desert
Mojave Desert
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Ethnic group of North Africa that's primarily Muslim
Arab
Ashanti
Bantu
Swahili
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Region where people are nomadic, travel by camel, usually work as traders or herders
Tropical Rainforest
Desert
Savanna
Sahel
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Characterized by tall grasses, variety of plants & animals and covers 50% of Africa
Sahara
Sahel
Tropical Rainforest
Savanna
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What physical feature is "D"?
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Malawi
Lake Congo
Lake Victoria
