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History Quiz #25
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Niger | 3rd Longest River in Africa |
| Gulf of Guinea | Part of Atlantic Ocean that runs along the southern coast of Western Africa |
| Congo | Deepest river in the world |
| Swahili | Bantu language most widely spoken in Africa |
| Asante Empire | Empire which previously covered most of modern-day Ghana |
| Climate | typical weather conditions an area experiences year-round |
| Snow Line | Point beyond which there is snow on the mountains all year long |
| Biomes | Large areas of the biosphere where certain plants and animals thrive |
| Bantu | people group who migrated from Western Africa to Central, Eastern, & Southern Africa |
| Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | Africa's 1st elected female head of state |
| Joseph Mobutu | Dictator of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Kwame Nkrumah | 1st leader of an independent Ghana |