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chp 21
| 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 |
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