e

The continent of Africa consists of a series of plateaus that have steep cliffs called ____________.

escarpments

In addition to their own culture, African culture has been heavily impacted by what two people groups? (choose two)

Arabs, Europeans

deepest river on earth

Congo

A _______ is a place of worship for Muslims.

mosque

When did European powers start carving up the entire continent of Africa among themselves?

nineteenth century

African production accounts for 18%

uranium

What European country owned much of Central Africa and lost its colony due to its violent practices?

Belgium

In what African country can you find churches that date back to the seventh century and were cut directly out of solid rock?

Ethiopia

What modern-day country used to be the center of the slave trade in Central Africa?

Gabon

What depression in the earth's surface extends from Southwest Asia into southeastern Africa and contains some of the highest mountains and deepest lakes of the African continent?

Great Rift Valley

What is the second largest economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa?

mining

In Southern Africa, the spread of what disease has created a health crisis that continues to the present day, especially in the nation of South Africa?

HIV

Which of the following businesses would be considered primary economic activities? (choose all that apply)

oil well tobacco plantation

What type of agriculture involves growing a particular crop specifically to sell for a profit?

plantation agriculture

What climatic region of Sub-Saharan Africa is a transitional boundary between the Congo Basin and the Sahara?

Sahel

The Sahel and many of the deserts in Sub-Saharan Africa have begun experiencing __________ in recent years.

desertification

#1 producers Africa

diamonds

The city of Johannesburg was founded due to the discovery of it's deposits

gold

The Sahara may not be the largest desert in the world, but it is the largest ______ desert.

hot

What is the most common type of structure seen in many villages in Sub-Saharan Africa?

round hut

In what areas of Africa are tropical wet climates prevalent?

West Africa and along the Equator

Which of the following genres of music were influenced by traditional dance and music of Sub-Saharan Africa? (choose all that apply)

jazz, blues

What is one of the largest barriers to economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?

lack of infrastructure

princpial African producer is in Nigeria

oil

A person that has left his or her homeland due to natural disasters, political oppression, or violence is called a/n ___________________?

refugee

located in West Africa and has a boomerang shape

Niger

What nation is pictured in purple below? (with the number "1" written over it)

Nigeria

In Zambia and flows eastward to the India Ocean

Zambezi

Which of the following is true about cities in Sub-Saharan Africa?

A sizeable portion of the population lives in modern cities.

_________ was a political and societal system in South Africa that denied rights to certain ethnic and racial groups.

Apartheid

What culture and language group is common throughout Central Africa?

Bantu

What city was one of the largest trade ports during the Atlantic Slave Trade and is now the capital of Senegal?

Dakar

What is the largest city in South Africa and one of the main financial cities in the world?

Johannesburg

a semi-desert that has a large areas of savanna land after it rains

Kalahari

Which of Mount Kilimanjaro's peaks is actually a dormant volcano?

Kibo

What is the largest city in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Lagos

What is the largest lake in Africa?

Lake Victoria

What nation is pictured in purple below? (with the number "1" written over it)

Madagascar

a coastal desert in southern africa

Namib

What European power established a permanent settlement in Southern Africa before European colonization began in earnest?

Netherlands

longest river on earth

Nile

Which of the following is true about attire in Sub-Saharan Africa?

People often wear vibrant clothing with complex patterns and designs.

What European power was the first to make direct contact with the peoples of West Africa?

Portugal

What sea is bordered by the Suez Canal and feeds into the Indian Ocean via the Gulf of Aden?

Red Sea

Largest hot desert in the world

Sahara

What two tributaries form the Nile River? (choose two

White Nile Blue Nile

What nation is pictured in purple below? (with the number "1" written over it)

Botswana

The __________ is a tropical rainforest in Western Africa that is considered the Earth's "second lung."

Congo

What tropical rainforest in Western Africa is considered the Earth's "second lung"?

Congo

What country in Sub-Saharan Africa adopted Christianity in the fourth century AD?

Ethiopia

What nation is pictured in purple below? (with the number "1" written over it)

Ethiopia

A recent civil war in ___________ has led to instability in the Horn of Africa.

Somalia

What is the largest industry in Sub-Saharan Africa?

agriculture

Crops grown for their commercial value rather than for use by the grower are called _____ crops.

cash

A _________ is a depression in the Earth's surface formed by gradually shifting tectonic plates.

rift valley

What climatic region near the Equator has dry and rainy seasons?

savanna

What type of agriculture involves cutting down vegetation and forested areas, leaving them to dry out, and then burning them to create a rich layer of topsoil to grow food?

slash-and-burn agriculture

What type of agriculture involves growing just enough to support oneself or one's family?

subsistence agriculture

Most people living in Sub-Saharan Africa are ______________.

subsistence farmers