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Duplicate of Africa Review: Environment, Population, Ethnic Groups, Religion
Duplicate of Africa Review: Environment, Population, Ethnic Groups, Religion
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Why was learning Arabic important for those who became Muslims?
Arabic is an easy language to learn
Arabic was the only written language
The Quran is written in Arabic
Muslims were required to only speak Arabic
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Besides for resources and profit, why are trees being cut down in the rainforest?
To create more rivers
They clear the land for farmland and people
The trees cause pollution
To create more homes for animals
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Which is a factor in the destruction of the African rainforest?
Rapidly growing population
Areas of expanding desert
Decreased use of wood as fuel
Annual grass fires
4
What is the significance of the Golden Stool for the Ashanti people?
The Ashanti would become rich making furniture
The Ashanti can only worship while sitting on the stool
The stool encourages equal rights for all
It symbolizes the power of the Ashanti people
5
What religion did the Arabs bring with them to Africa?
Judaism
Islam
Animism
Christianity
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Which has been a major cause of desertification?
Overuse of the land by the people
Sharp and unexpected changes in the climate
Years of uncontrolled flooding
Heavy seasonal winds coming off the desert
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Which is found in the African savanna?
A heavy jungle canopy
A wide variety of animals
Lots of commercial logging businesses
Dry areas with the occasional oasis
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In which country do most Ashanti live?
Kenya
Egypt
Morocco
Ghana
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Which best describes the major use of rivers in Africa?
Transportation
Water to support industry
Irrigation
Water to support massive hydroelectricity plants
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What does the word "Swahili" mean in Arabic?
Nomad wanderer
One who herds animals
One who lives on the coast
Forest dweller
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Why is farming so difficult in the Sahel?
Farm animals in the Sahel eat the crops
NO rain falls in the Sahel at all
Rainfall can vary widely from year to year
Thick grass makes farming difficult
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Which phrase best describes the Sahel?
Rolling grasslands and low hills
An area that borders the desert
A desert made up of high sand dunes
Cleared land that was once rainforest
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Besides the loss of trees, what else does deforestation harm?
Logging industries
It causes the pollution of rivers
Animals
Transportation of goods
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Which is the greatest danger for the African savanna today?
Logging industries
The annual drought
Activities of people
Seasonal fires
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What are the main religions for the Ashanti people today?
A belief in Judaism and Christianity
A traditional Shanti religion, Christianity, and Islam
A traditional religion and Hinduism
There is little practice of religion
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Which best describes the Bantu people?
The Bantu live only in cities and towns
They're many people spread across central & southern Africa
The Bantu are nomadic people in the Sahara Desert
Live in the northern part of Africa
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Which is a consequence of cutting down trees for fuel in the Sahel?
Civil war
Desertification
Overpopulation
Wealthy loggers
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Which phrase best describes the savanna?
Grasslands making up half of the African continent
An area of harsh desert in the north of Africa
An area of fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast
A semi-arid region just south of the Sahara Desert
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What religion is most common among the Swahili today?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
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What were two of the most important trade goods carried across the Sahara Desert?
Iron and silver
Spices and wood
Gold and salt
Gold and silver
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Which part of Africa has access to the Niger River?
Sahel
Kalahari Desert
Lake Victoria
Topical Rainforest
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What is the deforestation?
Forcing people to move to cities and leave villages
Expanding desert
Eliminating the species of an animal
Cutting down and clearing trees in an area
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What destroyed the grassland and forests that were once found in the Sahel?
Continuous farming and over-grazing
Repeated use by nomads and camel caravans
Years of heavy flooding
The development of factories
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Competition among countries that share a river system might cause what in the future?
Friendly meetings to discuss the sharing of resources
United Nations telling Africa how to handle sharing of water
Water wars; fighting over the rights to a river
Demands to reroute water to deserts
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Which would be an example of a religious group?
People who share a language or history
People who share a belief in god or gods
People who like to read the same literature
People who grow similar food
26
Why is most rainforest area lost today?
Logging for industry, farming, and fuel
Harsh drought and high winds
Diseases that attack old growth trees
Unchecked forest fires
27
What is one of the major problems facing those who depend on the Nile River for their water?
The river always dries up during the summer months
The Nile is too shallow to be used for transportation
The Nile River no longer has any fish
The water is contaminated with human and industrial waste
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The Swahili language is a mixture of Arabic and
Ashanti
Muslim
Bantu
English
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What is the most common way people make a living in the Sahel?
Caravan trade in gold and salt
Logging
Herding and subsistence farming
Fishing and shipbuilding
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In what area are desertification problems the greatest besides the Sahel region?
Tropical rainforest
Savanna
Sahara Desrt
Kalahari Desert
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Where are the majority of the Swahili people found?
South Africa
The Sahel
East Africa
North Africa
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Which best describes the religion of the Bantu people?
nearly all Bantu are Christians
Most are Muslims
All the above
Most Bantu practice Animism
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Where do most Muslims live in Africa?
Throughout Africa; most in North and East Africa
Only in the Sahel
Few Muslims live in Africa today
Near the southern tip of Africa
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Which would be an example of an ethnic group?
People who share a belief in god or gods
People who like to read the same literature
People who share a language or history
People who grow similar food
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Why do some governments ignore industrial pollution of major rivers?
Pollution is not an issue in Africa
Pollution is not harmful to the environment
They want industries to be profitable
The people do not care about pollution
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What is a nomad?
Those who live and farm in villages
Industrial workers who live in African cities
Plantation owners who live along the coast
One who wanders from place to place; can be found in deserts
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What is true about the Bantu people?
The went to war with the Arabs over territory
The government forced them to migrate to Northern Africa
They started the logging industry in Afirca
They brought language and culture across Africa
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Which is a result of desertification for the people living in the Sahel region?
More jobs in manufacturing
Decreased support from the UN
Increased tourism
Increased starvation and poverty
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Why are droughts a problem for farmers in the Sahel?
People do not try to farm in the Sahel
Animals move into the desert to find water
The desert stops expanding when there is rain in the Sahel
The soil is of poor quality and droughts make it worse
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Those who practice the traditional Ashanti religion...
Believe in one god called Nayme
Believe that Jesus is the son of God
Must pray facing Mecca five times daily
Use the Quran has their holy book
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Which phrase best describes the Sahara region?
Rolling grasslands
Hot, dry desert
Tropical rainforest
Scattered grassland and scrub brush
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Which phrase best describes the rainforest?
Semi-arid farmland
Humid and warm with thick vegetation
Rolling grassy plains
Hot and dry desert
