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West and Central Africa Geography Test
West and Central Africa Geography Test
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A #Geography review for the #West and #Central #Africa chapter
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1
Enslaved Africans traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to America by way of the...
salt trade route.
middle passage.
African pilgrimage.
African passage.
2
What is a type of West African storyteller who uses music?
librarian
gossiper
griot
rapper
3
Due to the different climate zones in Chad, farmers live mostly in the...
south, where there is arable land
east, where there are cities
north, where they raise camels
central area, where they raise cattle
4
A life-threatening disease that is carried by mosquitoes.
imperialism
malaria
AIDS
griot
5
How did the early salt trade lead to the growth of cities in West Africa?
The spread of Arab knowledge, law and religious ideas.
The end of disease in Africa
The blending of cultures .
The rise of powerful trading kingdoms and large cities
6
The cultures of West and Central Africa are mostly based on...
Portuguese customs.
the influence of Islam.
a blending of traditional ways and modern ways.
traditional culture.
7
European countries taking over different parts of Africa is an example of...
slavery
Islam
communism
colonialism
8
One possible answer to the economic problems in West and Central Africa is...
imports of natural resources
negative balance of trade
griots
microcredit
9
The political movement that brought Africans from different countries together in the 1950's.
imperialism
Pan-Africanism
colonialism
the salt trade
10
The Atlantic slave trade begin in...
the 1500's
the 1400's
the 1700's
the 1600's
11
What is an organization of African nations that promotes African unity and economic development
Islam
African passage
African Union
Traditional culture
12
A fairly dry area between the Sahara desert and the wetter regions to the south is the...
Arid.
Tropical wet.
Sahel.
middle passage.
13
Ghana is thriving more than other nations because after Jerry Rawlings seized power, he...
introduced economic reforms.
imposed high tariffs on imported goods.
abolished the military.
nationalized the oil industry.
14
What is one reason why Nigerians remain poor, even though their nation has large oil deposits?
Infrastructure
Corruption
Microcredit
Subsistence farming
15
The trade between West Africans and Arabs that began around A.D. 750 was called the...
gold trade
salt trade
slave trade
drug trade
16
When Arab traders came to West and Central Africa to trade salt for gold, they...
brought the religion of Islam.
brought a new style of music.
brought technology like the printing press.
brought enslaved people to work on the farms.
17
Which African climate zone is home to the savanna?
Tropical wet
Arid
Tropical wet and dry
Semiarid
18
The climate along the equator in Africa is...
hot and dry.
cold and dry
hot and wet.
wet and dry
19
What is a series of flat grasslands with few trees?
malaria
wetlands
savanna
rainforest
20
When trees are cut down faster than new ones grow, what occurs?
deforestation
The movie The Lorax
malaria
desertification
21
Chad's farmers live mainly in the south because they need ______ land to farm?
rocky
more
arable
fertile
