Kimmi Marschke

What is a drought?

A lack of rainfall for an extended period of time

Name the mixed ethnic group, who mostly live in North Africa and the Middle East

ARABS

Where do most people in Africa live.

Alongthe Nile river

The development of the Swahili language was a direct result of A. The mixing of the Bantu and Arabic cultures B. The mixing of the Bantu and Swahili cultures C. The mixing of the Ashanti and Arabic cultures D. The mixing of the Bantu and Ashanti cultures

Answer A

Which concept relates to religion rather than ethnicity? a. Kimba is Ashanti. b. Mustafa follows the Quran. c. Kemal is a nomadic herder. d. Jambo speaks Swahili.

Answer B: Mustafa follows the Quran.

Which statement BEST describes the result of fertile soil along the Niger River? A. East Africa is the population center of Africa. B. South Africa is the population center of Africa. C. North Africa is the population center of Africa. D. West Africa is the population center of Africa.

Answer D

What language to Arabs speak?

Arabic

Swahili is a mixture of which two languages?

Arabic and Bantu

What ethnic group believes that the safety of their nation depends on the Golden Stool?

Ashanti

What ethnic group is found in Central and Southern Africa?

Bantu

In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called?

DESERTIFICATION

Why is the rainforest shrinking?

Deforestation

Explain what Deforestation is and how they affect the people that live in the region.

Deforestation- loss of trees, erosion of topsoil, over grazing

What is the spread of deserts called?

Desertification

What two things does deforestation lead to?

Desertification and Soil Erosion

Explain the impact of desertification on the environment of Africa from the Sahel to the rainforest.

Desertification is when once fertile land becomes desert-like, dry useless soil, this impacts the animals food supply as they eat on the barren vegetation, and also the homes of many animals are destroyed with the increased destruction of the land. Many become endangered or extinct.

Explain what Desertification is and how they affect the people that live in the region.

Desertification- expansion of the desert

Explain what Drought is and how they affect the people that live in the region.

Drought- devastating on an already limited water supply

Some regions in Africa battle with widespread famine. What is famine?

EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD

What is a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau that is usually formed by erosion?

Escarpment

Name the 3 regions that were involved in the Triangle Slave Trade.

Europe, Africa, Americas

What group of people first started clearing large areas of the rainforest?

Europeans

Explain what Famine is and how they affect the people that live in the region.

Famine- wide spread due to refugee crisis, really bad in Ethiopia 1980's

In what country are the Ashanti people found?

Ghana

Due to poor farmland in the Sahel, where are most people choosing to move?

Into cities

What religion was brought to Africa from the Middle East?

Islam

What desert is found in Southern Africa?

Kalahari Desert

Explain why the population of the Sahara is low.

LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER

What is the deepest lake in Africa?

Lake Tanganyika

What is the largest lake in Africa?

Lake Victoria

6. Explain life on the Nile. How is this major river used? Why is the Nile River not a great source of transportation?

Life on the Nile river is very important to many people. It provides the necessary water for people to grow crops , drinking water. But in recent years people are concerned with industrial waste and Human waste contaminating the water. It is also not a good source for transportation anymore as much of it is blocked by creating damns for irrigations. This Allows the farmers to grow crops all year long instead of just one season, and creates electric power of many.

What is significant about the Nile River?

Longest river in the world/flows north

The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa.

NIGER

In what country did the Bantus come from?

Nigeria

What country in Africa is losing its rainforest the fastest today due to its huge population?

Nigeria

What is the world's longest river?

Nile River

The Sahara divides Africa into two regions. What are these two regions?

Northern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa

What does the word "Swahili" mean?

One who lives on the coast

In the Sahel, what is leading to desertification?

Overgrazing by animals

What is a major problem with the Nile River today?

Pollution

What is silt?

Rich soil carried into an area by rivers/flooding

Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa. Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa. Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa

SAHARA DESERT

SaharaExplain what Sahara is, what type of vegetation is there, where is it located, and the climate Also include problems that may exist in these locations and jobs people living in these areas may have.

Sahara - hot, expanding, salt and gold

What is the largest desert in the world?

Sahara Desert

Sahel Explain what Sahel is, what type of vegetation is there, where is it located, and the climate Also include problems that may exist in these locations and jobs people living in these areas may have.

Sahel- is shrinking, Mali, Niger, dry climate, the Tuareg and Berbers

People in Egypt use chemical fertilizers to help them grow crops. What is a negative effect of these fertilizers for the soil?

Salt Buildup

What items were traded across the Sahara by caravan?

Salt and Gold

Savanna Explain what Savanna is, what type of vegetation is there, where is it located, and the climate Also include problems that may exist in these locations and jobs people living in these areas may have.

Savanna- grasslands found in eastern and western Africa, desertification and deforestation, Massai People,Luol People, seasonal rains

Explain what Short Answer is and how they affect the people that live in the region.

Short Answer - Make sure you answer all parts of each question.

What ethnic group is found in East Africa, especially Kenya?

Swahili

5. Explain how the Bantu migration affected the people and created the language of Swahili

The Bantu migration started in western and central Africa and moves south to southeast. The bantu is a group of people related by their language. As they spread across Africa and learned the cultures and languages of people they came across.....Swahili is a mixture of traditional African languages of which many of the bantu people spoke and Arabic, also which many of the bantu people influenced as the moved thru eastern and Southern Africa.

Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?

The Mediterranean Sea

What

The Oasis

What desert in Africa is about the same size as the United States?

The Sahara

Explain how the characteristics of the Sahara and savanna affect where people live, the type of work they do, and transportation.

The Sahara is the largest desert in the world. It does have some Oasis, though they are rare. The Sahara has Miles and miles of sand and gravel. People that live there live a Nomadic lifestyle. Traveling in search of water and food. They work as hunters and gatherers, and do some sub-sistance farming. The life in the Sahara is very difficult not only with the conditions already mentioned but with the dramatic temperature change from night to day.

Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara where desertification is a problem.

The Sahel

4. Explain how the characteristics of the Sahel and tropical rain forest affect where people live, the type of work they do, and transportation

The Sahel was once a land rich of fertile soil. As people moved into the region bringing their animals in search of food the land has become increasingly less fertile. people that live in the Sahel , must work as farmers, but the continued lack of water has driven many people to move to the city in search of a better way to provide for themselves.

Where does a majority of African wildlife live in Africa?

The Savanna

Where is a majority of wildlife in Africa found?

The Savanna

What is the biggest threat to the savanna?

The increasing number of people in the region

Which geographical area can be found along most of Africa's equator?

Tropical Rainforest

Tropical Rainforest Explain what Tropical Rainforest is, what type of vegetation is there, where is it located, and the climate Also include problems that may exist in these locations and jobs people living in these areas may have.

Tropical Rainforest- lack of arable land, deforestations, hot and rainy year round

Explain what Water Pollution is and how they affect the people that live in the region.

Water Pollution- devastating on the region

What are the four ethnic groups of Africa?

- Ashanti - Bantu - Arabs - Swahili

Ashanti - Where the ethnic group Ashanti found, and describe what makes them unique, as well as their religion.

- Loated in West Africa - Religiously diverse (animist), - the " Golden Stool"

Swahili - Where the ethnic group Swahili found, and describe what makes them unique, as well as their religion

- Loation: name means " coast dweller" - Arab and African blend of people - they fish a lot - - Religion: Islam

Banti - Where the ethnic group Banti found, and describe what makes them unique, as well as their religion.

- Located in South Africa - Religiously diverse - Migrations

Arabs - Where the ethnic group Arabs found, and describe what makes them unique, as well as their religion.

- Located: North Africa - Religion: Islam - Salt and gold trade

What is the largest country in Africa?

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Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation, trade, industry and drinking water.

Water distribution is a real problem. For many many people there is simply not enough water for everyone. This creates further problems when people move or relocate to a water source and it them becomes their only source to drinking, bathing, etc....then this water becomes contaminated with animal and human waste. Another problem might be that if a group of people wish to keep the water for as long as they can they might build a damn, thus stopping the flow of water downstream, which could lead to many problems and people use the water source as transportation and trade of their goods.