Unit 4 West Africa Test

Front

What desert is found in the north of Africa?

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Sahara

Front

The Savanna is

Back

rolling grasslands with scattered trees and shrubs

Front

The most important river in West Africa. It flows for 2600 miles into the interior of the region before emptying into the Gulf of Guinea.

Back

Niger

Front

How did the Niger River encourage trade?

Back

It was a transportation route.

Front

What are the Nok, a people from West Africa during 500 B.C.E., known for?

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mastering ironworking

Front

What was the first great trading empire of West Africa?

Back

Ghana

Front

Early travelers described Ghana as a land of gold.

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gold

Front

What was significant about the location of the Ghana Empire?

Back

It was located between the gold mines in the south and valuable salt resources in the north.

Front

Which animal was the most valuable for traders along the Trans-Saharan Trade routes?

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Camel

Front

What do we call a group of camels and humans traveling with goods to sell?

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a caravan