africa u.3

Question	Answer
What is a rift?	A rift is a long, deep valley formed by the movementof the earths crust
What is a Sahel?	A strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas
What is a savannah?	Open grassland with scattered trees
What is a rain forest?	Moist densely wooded areas
What does extended family mean?	Extended family includes the father,mother, childeren,and close realatives in one household
What is animism?	Animism is the belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits
What is the tallest mountain in Africas name?	Mt. Kilimanjar
What is the longest river that runs through Africa?	The Nile river
What is the largest deserts name?	The Sahara desert
True or False? AFrica is the largest continent on earth?	That is false. The first largest continent is Asia. Africa is the second largest continent on earth
What is the mountain range on the northwest side of Africa called?	Atlas Mt.
Why did some African people trade their brothers and sisters?	To get minerals like salt and spices. Also they traded to get water
True or False? Do Africans only have one religon?	That is false.Africans can all have a different religon