Question | Answer |
What is the main Swahili religious belief? | Believe in spirits, wear amulets to protect themselves, Islam |
deforestation | population causes it, cutting down trees to clear space for cultivation |
toxic waste | lack of govt. regulations, solution is filtration systems |
Which river flows into the Gulf on Guinea? | Niger River |
What is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world found in Africa? | Lake Tanganyika |
What is the main Bantu religious belief? | many different beliefs; mostly traditional and ancestral |
What physical feature extends from Mozambique to Syria? | Great Rift Valley |
Sahel-
1. Problems
2. How people are making a living
3. Area it covers
4. Why it is expanding | 1. Desertification, deforestation, rainfall varies
2. Through agriculture
3. Borders Savanna and desert
4. Becomes bigger due to overgrazing, overpopulation, over farming |
What is the main Ashanti religions belief? | Worship golden stool, traditional, animist |
Which desert in Southern Africa has red sand? | Kalahari Desert |
energy extraction | pipe leaks, explosion from seismic service, drawing fluids |
What is the difference between an ethnic group and a religious group? | religious shares a common belief; ethnic shares a culture |
water quality | parasites are in the water |
preservation of wildlife | Deforestation, S- making wildlife preserves |
desertification | over farming, over cultivation, deforestation, over irrigation |
Which mountain has snow all year round? | Mount Kilimanjaro |
poor soil | overpopulation, deforestation |
Which desert is separated from the coast by the Atlas Mountains? | Sahara Desert |
What is the longest river in Africa? | Nile River |
Which plateau is in Eastern Africa? | Ethiopian Highlands |
Why is the Bantu migration so important to Africa? | Blended culture |
What river flows into the Atlantic Ocean | Congo River |
What is one of the largest lakes in Africa? | Lake Victoria |
Savanna-
1. Why it is expanding
2. What is being done to protect it | 1. Overpopulation, poaching
2. Setting aside national parks |
Rain Forest-
1. Problems
2. Threats | 1. Deforestation, extinction
2. Deforestation, overpopulation |
Sahara Region-
1. Area it covers
2. Why it is expanding | 1. From Atlantic to Red Sea
2. Deforestation, drought, and overgrazing |
What is the main Arab religious belief? | Muslim |