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Unit 5 - Study Guide
Study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the largest lake in Africa? | Lake Victoria |
| Where in Africa is the Sahel located? | Just South of the Sahara |
| What is causing the Sahel to expand? | The plants are disappearing and the soil is getting drier |
| What is the longest river in Africa? | Nile River |
| The Congo River flows through the largest rainforest in Africa, (True or False)? | True |
| What kind of Water Problems do people have if the Nile River is their only source of water? | Overpopulation and poor sanitation |
| What is the major use of the Congo River? | Transportation,Water |
| Silt | Rich topsoil carried by the floodwaters |
| How did the Aswan High Dam change Egyptian farming? | It made farmers grow 3 crops a year instead of 1 area year round irrigation |
| What could cause future "Water Wars" in Africa? | Competition between who share water systems. |
| What are the one major causes of desertification? | Animals Graze too heavily |
| The term "Green Line" refers to the place where the cultivated land ends and the desert begins. (True or False)? | True |
| People who share a language or religion is an example of what group. | Culture |
| What is a Religious Group? | A group of people that share the same god or gods with specific rituals or literature |
| Arabs brought what religion to Africa? | Islam |
| In what section in Africa can you find Muslims? | Throughout |
| Why did the people of Africa learn Arabic language? | Because they need to be able to read Quran |
| Describe the religion of the Bantu people? | Islam, Holy Book-Quran |
| Why was the golden stool important to the Ashanti people? | It was given to the first Ashanti king |
| Today's Ashanti people-observe what main religions? | Christianity, Islam, Traditional |
| Those who practice traditional Ashanti religion believe in who? | Nayme |
| Most Swahili people live where? | Ghana |
| The Bantu culture has approximately how many people? | 60,000,000 |
| Describe the Bantu people? | Islam, Christianity, and Animists, language- Bantu |
| Why was the Bantu migration important in the study of Africa? | Because it is one of the largest movements of people in the history of Africa |
| Arab traders brought what two items across the Sahara desert? | Gold and Salt |
| Where do the Ashanti people live? | Ghana |
| The word "Swahili" means what? | One who lives on the coast |
| The term "Mila" is used by followers of the Swahili community. Their belief is that what? | They believe there is a spirit that can possess a person |
| The Sahel is where you can find the _____ River. the river broadens in what they call the "Oil Delta". | Niger |
| What are the six focus countries and landforms we have studies in Africa? | Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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