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SS 1/4/11 Test
social studies Sub-Saharan African Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are three major climate types of Africa and what are some characteristics of each? | Rainforest: annual rainfall up to 17 ft. -covers 37 countries - 15% of africa Savannas:tall grasslands -usually hot and dry; brief rain Desert: 40% of land in Africa |
| what are two major rivers that flow through Africa and where are they located? | Congo River; Border of Congo in Africa Nile River; Egypt |
| what is the tallest mountain in Africa, and what is so unique about it? | Mt Kilimanjaro; on the equator but there is snow at the top |
| how has the physical geography of africa affected the people who live there throughout history? | Since there is so little green land there isnt many plants or food to eat, many different languages have formed |
| Africa is a? | Continent |
| how many different ethnic groups are there in africa? | hundreds |
| what are some common types of dress and art for Sub-Saharan Africa? | the wooden masks, sculptures,loose cotton gowns |
| in what kind of structures and with who do many africans live in and with? | usually mud brick houses or straw huts; and they live in extended families |
| what are the two main religious in Sub-Saharan, where are they generally located? | christians in west africa and muslims on the coast line |
| what is animism? | rhw belief that the natural world is full of spirits |
| what are the two major languages in africa? | bantu and swahili |
| SLAVE TRADE: before europeans entered into the slave trade, who first started the african slave trade? | |
| wjat was discovered that caused the europeans to need slave labor to work on plantations? | north america,south america, and carribeans |
| what was the function of goree island and other forts like it? | fort where slaves were held in holding cells before they were shipped off across the atlantic |
| what was the triangle trade, and what were the destinations of each side of the triangle? |
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