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Africa part one
test vocabulary, questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| substitance farming | a type of farming in which farmes can only produce enough food to feed themselves and their famalies. this it the most common use of land in Africa. |
| commercial farming | a type of farming in which farmers grow crops for sale |
| sub-saharan | africa south of the sahara desert |
| arid | dry |
| sahara | worlds largest desert. the few people found there are nomadic herder/traders who travel with camels |
| deforestation | the destruction or loss of forests, often caused by humans through logging for lumber or through clearing land for crops or pastureland through flash and burn agriculture. |
| habitable | humans can live there. |
| desertification | the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; it is usually caused by a climate change or by destructive use of the land through overgrazing, over cultivation, and deforestation |
| Sahel | an east-west band of semi arid land that is a transition zone between the Sahara and the savanna. Desertification is happening there due to populations growth and consumption of resources. |
| over cultivation | growing more crops than the land can support. Erosion of topsoil and drained nutrients from the soil are the result. |
| overgrazing | letting too many animals eat the land vegitation. the grass root system gets destroyed, so no more grass will grow there. |
| poor soil | poor soil that is the result of erosion, or lack of nutrients being returned to the soil after it has been over used |
| savanna | where natural vegetation is grassland with some scattered shrubs and trees. Most of the population is found there. this is where most of the farming takes place. |
| rainforest | located in coastal West Africa and in the Congo Basin. Commercial logging is a huge threat. Still very few people love there. |
| slash and burn agriculture | in rainforest regions: farmers clear land and burn vegitation to create fertile soil to grow crops for a few years, then the soil nutrients run out. |
| water scarcity | lack of water in desert areas and semi arid areas like the Sahel. |
| lack of clean water | In developed nations: industrial waste and fertilizer run-off are the cause. In undeveloped countries: lack of adequate sanitation leads to water contamination. Other major issue is parasites, snails, worms, and insects in the water. |
| Between which 2 lines of latitude do you find tropical climate? | Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn |
| 3 main causes of desertification | 1-over cultivation that causes poor soil 2-overgrazing that kills grass root systems 3-deforestaion that removed too many trees |
| what is the difference between an ethnic group and a religious group? | an ethnic group shares a common culture, language, and heritage. A religious group is a group of people that share the same belief system. They may come from many ethnic groups. |
| How are the people of North Africa unified? | by the fact that most of them are islamic and speak Arabic. |
| Islam forms a common bond of people from: | North Africa |
| What is the percentage of North Africans that practice Islam? | 95% |
| What 2 things unify the people of North Africa | Islam and the Arabic language |
| What is cultural diffusion? | when people bring their customs and ideas to an area while picking up new ones along the way |
| How has the location of North Africa contributed to cultural diffusion? | Beacause it is so close to the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Also trading has influenced those areas. |
| The mixing of cultures in North Africa occurred through which 2 things? | trade and conquest |
| How did the Egyptians fare in conquests? | They were conquered and conquered others. |
| West Africa is famous for what? | Its cultural diversity. |
| Why does west Africa have a wide variety of cultures? | Many different ethnic groups live there. |
| What is an important change happening in West Africa? | urbanization: Many people are moving from the villages to the cities |
| Where do the Ashanti People live? | West Africa |
| Why does East Africa have great cultural diversity? | because of its location on the Indian Ocean |
| What is the culture of East Africa? | Swahili culture |
| What does the Swahili culture combine? | African and Arab cultures |
| What are 2 reasons the Swahili language is important to East Africa? | because it is used for business and communication |
| Where did the Bantu people move out of and into? | out of West Africa, and into Central and Southern Africa in search of new lands |
| What did the Bantu introduce? | farming skills, herding lessons, and iron tools |
| How many people in Africa today have roots in the Bantu language? | 2/3 two thirds |
| What religion is found among the Bantus? | Traditional beliefs, Islam, and Christianity |
| What religion do the Ashanti practice? | primarily Christian with a small percentage of Islamic |
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