ThenCultures Of North Africa. Chapter 3 Section 1
Compare and Contrast pages 90-91. North Africa and West Africa
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How has location affected development of East African and North African culture?
Both have great influences from outside cultures. East Africa from Arabs, Indians, and Asians. North Africans from Arabs.
How are the people of North Africa Unified?
By the Arabic language and Islam. Sharia is the law of Islam.
How did the mixing of cultures take place in North Africa?
Due to trade between Africa and other cultures.
Why does West Africa have a variety of cultures?
Due to trade with European, Asian and other African countries.
Why does East Africa have great cultural diversity?
East Africa's coast borders the Indian Ocean. East Africa has traded with Arabs, Indians, and Asians for many years .
What are the countries that form East Africa ?
Egypt,Libya,Tunisia,Algeria, and Morrocco
Why is Islam so important in North Africa?
Islam helps unify the people of North Africa.
How does Islam have on the culture of North Africa?
Islam is the law and the culture of North Africa.
What do the economic needs of the country of South Africa create a high demand for that affects the whole region of Southern Africa?
It creates a need for labor, especially in the mines.
What does West Africa have because it has hundreds of different cultural groups?
It has cultural diversity, with no common language or single religion.
Where does much of East Africa's cultural diversity come from?
It is a mix of the Arab and the African cultures.
Where is the Swahili language used that makes it important in East Africa?
It is the language used for business and communication.
How has urbanization affected life in West Africa?
Men are moving to the cities to find work while the women stay on the farm with the children.
Compare the relationship among ethnic groups in North Africa to that among groups in West Africa.
North Africa ethnic groups are more unified by religion whereas West Africans are more culturally diverse.
Why did the mixing of cultures occur in North Africa?
North Africa is and has been a trading center for Europe , Asia, and other parts of Africa.
Be able to explain the statement, " South Africa is just one country in Southern Arica, but it has had the greatest impact on the region."
South Africa brought Europeans with their languages and customs which influenced the country and the region. They also developed and industrialized the country which spread to other parts of the region.
What is one way the country of South Africa has affected the region of South Africa economically?
South Africa created a demand for labor , especially in the mines.
What culture do some Africans belong to who have African and Arab ancestry?
The Swahili Culture.
What is one important method of preserving West African traditions?
The art of storytelling
Where are the people moving that is affecting change in family life inWest Africa?
They are moving to the cities from the rural or farming areas.
In Central Africa how do the living conditions in the interior compare to those of the coast?
They are poorer and mostly farmers on land owned by clans compared to the coastal countries which have lots of natural resources. They are also more isolated from contact with outside countries.
How are the different people of North Africa unified?
They are unified by the Arabic Language and the Islam religion.
