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African Civilizations: West Africa
African Civilizations: West Africa
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Basic Physical Geography of Africa
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1
The largest vegetation zone on the whole continent of Africa is
Rainforest
Savanna
covered by the Sahara desert.
Dry Woodland
2
The Empire of Ghana expanded (grew larger) because
they controlled all the gold supply in Africa.
they had better wooden weapons than their neighbors.
they started to expand their mines of gold.
they developed iron-working technology and conquered their neighbors.
3
Most of Africa is
covered by the Sahara desert.
covered by active volcanoes.
a huge plateau.
covered by rainforest.
4
Africa is the world's
smallest continent.
largest continent.
second largest continent.
second smallest continent.
5
When the amount of an item (supply) is lower than the demand for the item, what happens?
People will stop buying the item.
The price of the item will increase.
The price of the item will stay the same.
The price of the item will decrease.
6
The rulers of Ghana became personally wealthy because
they developed iron-working technology.
they controlled the gold supply.
they started working in the mines themselves.
they led raids against nearby kingdomes.
7
How does labor specialization benefit a society?
It ensures wealth is distributed equally.
It allows your society to have people who are experts at certain jobs.
It allows everyone to rise in social class.
It guarantees a more efficient use of resources.
8
the largest warm desert in the world
The Gobi Desert
Serengeti
The Arctic
Sahara
9
Desertification is when the dry conditions of the desert expand and the desert lands increase into lands around it.
True
False
10
EC the tops of trees in the rain forest, about 150 feet above the ground
Sahara
canopy
Serengeti
aquifer
11
In trade or economics, supply is something needed or wanted, and demand is the desire of people to purchase that item.
False
True
12
What religion did North African traders bring to West Africa during the peak of Trans-Saharan trade?
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
13
EC stores of underground water
oasis
aquifer
Serengeti
canopy
14
After oil, the most profitable commodity currently in Africa is
diamonds.
coffee.
lumber.
cobalt.
15
North of the equator, most of Africa is
Dry Woodland
Savanna
Desert
Rainforest
16
The Sahel is a strip of dry grassland between the desert and the savanna region
False
True
17
EC The source that provides 95 percent of Egyptians with their water is the 4,231 mile long
the Gulf of Guinea.
Lake Tanganyika.
Lake Victoria.
the Nile River.
18
EC Two-thirds of Africans earn their living in
agriculture
the oil indsutry.
mining.
financing services.
19
Most of Africa's rivers are not useful for transportation because they have many
islands and lakes.
waterfalls, rapids, and gorges
alligators, hippos, and piranhas.
snakes, elephants, and piranhas.
