Africa Part 1

Open Ended

Look at the source on page 290. What book is it from, and when was that book written?

Match

Match each of Africa's five geographic zones to their description.

• Rain Forest

• Savanna

• Sahel

• Desert

• Mediterranean

Heavy rainfall, warm all year, dense growth of trees and plants

tropical grassland dotted with small trees and shrubs

Dry grassland with few plants growing

Found North and South of grasslands with practically no plants growing

adequate rainfall, warm temperatures, fertile land

• Heavy rainfall, warm all year, dense growth of trees and plants

• tropical grassland dotted with small trees and shrubs

• Dry grassland with few plants growing

• Found North and South of grasslands with practically no plants growing

• adequate rainfall, warm temperatures, fertile land

Multiple Choice

Look at the chart at the top of page 293. How long is the Nile River?

• 10 Miles

• 1000 Miles

• 30 Miles

• 4160 Miles

Multiple Choice

Where have some of the earliest human fossils been found?

• Sahara Desert

• Great Rift Valley

• Congo River

• Lake Victoria

Match

Match the following events to their time

• First humans appear in Africa

• Hunter-Gatherers begin to settle in villages

• Djenne-Jeno emerges as the largest trading center in West Africa

c. 200,00 - 150,000 B.C.E.

c. 5000-6000 B.C.E.

250 B.C.E.

• c. 200,00 - 150,000 B.C.E.

• c. 5000-6000 B.C.E.

• 250 B.C.E.

Multiple Choice

When did the Berber people of North Africa find ways to cross the Sahara?

• 300 C.E.

• 400 B.C.E.

• 400 C.E.

• 300 B.C.E.

Dropdown

The Romans introduced the ​

Select answer

to Africa from Central Asia