Question | Answer |
what is 2/3 of Africa covered by? | desert and arid steppes |
Urbanization is occurring... | more rapidly than any other region |
what is the cornerstone for the development of complex societies? | agriculture |
the first great civilization of North Africa was founded by which group? | Egyptians |
Where does the power and wealth of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai come from? | control of the trans-Saharan trade |
How was the knowledge of agriculture spread in Africa? | people migrating in search of favorable lands |
What kingdom did the Nubian civilization center around? | Kush |
Why did European nations divide Africa among themselves? | to control the raw materials in the area and establish markets for manufacturing goods |
What is the universal language of the region? | Swahili |
Why was Johannesburg, South Africa founded? | gold strikes |
What factor influences the territories of the ethnic groups of Africa? | the regions physical geography; there are many areas which it is difficult to live- PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY |
How did colonization by the Europeans lead to problems for Africa today? | the Europeans were interested in profitting from the region rather than conserving it and as a result, the land has not been used effectively |
the value of goods and services created within a country in a year | gross domestic product |
the total income of a country or region divided by the number of people; income per person | per capita income |
the movement of people from rural area into cities | urbanization |
group of people who share a common ancestry, language, customs, religion, or combination of such characteristics | ethnic group |
name given to the route used by slave ships across the Atlantic from West Africa to the Americas | middle passage |
policy of strict separation of the races adopted in South Africa in the 1940s | apartheid |
equal voting rights for all adult residents of a nation | universal suffrage |
popular culture spread by media such as radio and television | mass culture |
a language used for communication among people with different native languages | lingua franca |
legends and stories passed on by word of mouth from generation from generation | oral history |
household made up of several generations; for instance, aunts, uncles, and grandparents as well as parents and children | extended family |
tribal community or large group of people related to one another | clan |
the percentage of people in a given place who can read and write | literacy rate |