West and Central Africa Review + East and Southern Africa

What is the climate of the highlands in east Africa?

Deforestation in Africa causes all of following EXCEPT:

West African country founded by Americans as a home for freed slaves

The Serengeti on the plains of East Africa are an example of a region with which climate type?

What important resources are found in Namibia’s deserts?

Do I need to study my map of WEST and CENTRAL AFRICA??

Extended families often live together in West Africa...

What are the two sources of Nile River?

The Hajj that Mansa Musa went on was...

The name of the strip of land which divides the Sahara Desert from the wetter areas of West Africa

The Shona people were linked to other peoples through

Most of the land of Southern Africa

Griots are..

empire that included much of Zimbabwe and Mozambique

The spread of dry and arid conditions that results in making land unsuitable for farming is...

small territory surrounded by foreign territory

What is the name of the tree common in Madagascar?

Which country’s main ethnic groups are descended from people who came from Indonesia?

Which was NOT an affect of the Slave Trade on Africa?

The Boers were

Members of African tribes would kidnap other Africans for the slave traders.

What is oral tradition?

river that flows from Angola to Botswana

The study of the past based on artifacts that people have left behind is

A shortage of food is a

Running from the Red Sea to Mozambique, you will find the ____, the largest one on Earth.

In 1652, the Dutch set up a trade station at a natural harbor near

The countries included in the East African Plateau are all of the following except...

Which two oceans border Southern Africa?

Under apartheid in South Africa, blacks had to live in separate areas known as

Which is NOT a main cultural influence in Western Africa?

Victoria Falls, located on the Zambezi River between Zambia and which other country?

The Niger River empties into the __________.

Which event helped to spread Islam in Africa?

The early history of Southern Africa includes the

In the Namib Desert, plants get most of their water from

a family heirloom, specifically the kora in Western African Griot families?

What is Ashanti?

People who share a common culture and ancestry is a/an

West African climates are

The first people to live in Southern Africa were the

Kingdom of Mali followed Songhai.

Niger River used for all of the following except

Many families were torn apart, and communities lost a large number of their pop. as a result of the African Slave Trade.

The Zambezi River is home to Victoria Falls

Penalties imposed by one country on another to force changes in policies are called

A former French colony whose name means "Ivory Coast"

Located in Tanzania and near the equator, this snow capped mountain is the highest in Africa.

river that flows from Lesotho through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean

Which Bantu speaking group became powerful in the early 1800s?

Under apartheid, each African tribe or group was given its own

Which river runs through the Congo rainforest?

Congo River Basin & Rainforest

What's Madagascar's climate?

Kingdom of Mansa Musa, second of the great trading kingdoms (1300-1500 AD)

Where is the Serengeti National Park?

What did countries around the world do to oppose apartheid?

Name the instrument

The inland delta of the Niger River...

Who was Ibn Battuta? 

West African storytellers are known as...

How many strings does a kora have?

What was South Africa's past policy of separation of races called?

The Congo Basin looks like...

What group of people spread Islam in into Africa in its early years?

The Shona are best known for their stone-walled capital city, called

South Africa began to move away from its apartheid system

Southern Africa is rich in mineral resources, including

cultural center of the Songhai kingdom

Describe the Sahel climate

The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits is

organization of black South Africans who opposed the apartheid government

Why was the African National Congress formed?

What is unique about the Okvango River?

First African kingdom that controlled the gold & salt routes

Access to safe drinking water in East Africa is threatened by population growth and pollution.

An animal found in the tropical regions of central Africa...

Which religion did Europeans bring to Southern Africa?

Africa was colonized mostly by which countries?

Why was Mansa Musa's hajj to Mecca important?

territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land

Which European country was the first to settle in Southern Africa?

selected president in 1994 after all South Africans were given the right to vote

How did Christianity spread to Africa?

The steep face at the edge of a plateau or other raised area is called a(n)

The Tibesti Mountains are

Great Zimbabwe began as

The Serengeti is home to the "Great Migration"

The Ethiopian Highlands are in East Africa.

The Drakensberg are

This desert has some of the world's highest sand dunes.

True or False: An area of tall grasses, scattered trees, and shrubs is a savanna.

What is Nigeria's most populated city?

Dutch, French, and German settlers & their descendants in South Africa were called Afrikaners.

Which country in Southern Africa has lush vegetation and tropical forests?

Area of flat, low-lying land that dominates most of West Africa

Two major rivers in Southern Africa are the

Which native group of people is known for the "click" sound in their language?

Madagascar has many unique animals, including about 50 species of...

Artists in Botswana are known for their