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West and Central Africa
West and Central Africa
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A ______________ is a type of African storyteller who uses music.
hip hop artist
poet
griot
shaman
2
A type of farming where farmers cannot afford their equipment and only grow enough food to eat.
Commercial Farming
Subsistence Farming
AgroScience
Victory Gardens
3
What is one negative effect of the huge oil reserves in Nigeria?
Unemployment
Air and Water Pollution
Desertification
Deforestation
4
The climate along the equator in Africa is
wet and dry
cold and wet
hot and wet
hot and dry
5
This city was a center of Islam, learning, and law and flourished during the salt trade.
Kinshasa
Timbuktu
Accra
Lagos
6
The location of West and Central Africa encouraged
cottage industries.
trade.
manufacturing.
agriculture.
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The cultures of West and Central Africa are mostly based on
a blending of traditional and modern ways.
Portuguese customs.
traditional culture.
influence of Islam.
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As farmers use the land, it often changes from arable land to desert. This process is known as
desertification.
deforestation.
land accommodation.
farmification.
9
Enslaved Africans traveled across the Atlantic Ocean by way of the
Salt Trade Route
African Passage
African Pilgrimage
Middle Passage
10
The African king that brought attention to West Africa's gold was
King George III
King Tut
Mansa Musa
Muhammad Ali
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Which is an example of how people have adapted to the environment of West and Central Africa?
They use what arable land there is for farming.
They do not cut down trees to make more arable land.
They do not live near water.
They leave mineral deposits alone.
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When Arab traders came to trade salt for gold, they changed region's culture by bringing
enslaved people to work on the farms.
the religion of Islam.
technology like the printing press.
a new style of music.
13
What geographical aspect drew European nations to want to colonize Africa in the 1880s?
The region’s rich natural resources
Larger markets for European goods
The goal of spreading European culture
The desire for prestige
14
Which country is highlighted in green on the Africa map?
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
15
Which of the following affects how the people live in West and Central Africa?
How educated the people of a given area are
What the land and climate will support
What the age of the population is
How many people live in a given area
16
Ghana is thriving partly because after Jerry Rawlings seized power in 1981, he
imposed high tariffs on imported goods.
introduced economic reforms.
abolished the military.
nationalized the oil industry.
17
Due to different climate zones in Chad, farmers live mostly in the
east, where there are cities.
central area, where they raise cattle.
north, where they raise camels.
south, where there is arable land.
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What is a way that the people have changed the environment in parts of West and Central Africa?
They use all of the land for mining mineral deposits.
They have cut down trees faster than they can grow back.
They do not use any land for farming.
They have made all of the land arable.
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Which African climate zone is home to the savanna?
Tropical wet
Semi-arid
Tropical wet and dry
Arid
20
How do people in northern Chad adapt to the lack of arable land in the region?
They are nomads who raise camels and crops in oases.
They mostly live in the north, where the arable land is.
They live in permanent dwellings.
They do not farm at all.
21
What natural resource attracted other nations to trade with West and Central Africa?
Copper
Salt
Gold
Silver
22
One possible answer to the economic problems in West and Central Africa is
imports of natural resources.
negative balance of trade.
griots.
microcredit.
23
A life-threatening disease carried by mosquitoes in the region is called
sleeping sickness.
malaria.
influenza.
mumps.
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One of the ways European colonization upset life in West and Central Africa was by
marketing goods in the area.
making borders without thinking about local tribes.
forcing Africans to not farm.
creating friction between Europe’s powers.
