Sub Saharan Africa Review

What is the greatest challenge facing Sub-Saharan farmers?

• too much rainfall
• lack of technology
• scarcity of fresh water
• land at high elevations

Which of the following helps coastal cities support their populations?

• greater access to trade
• more land for farming
• nearness to rain forest
• benefit of a warmer climate

Why is Swahili so widely spoken as a second language?

• It is an easy language to learn

• It was the official language used to govern colonies in Africa

• It is descended from Bantu languages

• it was used as a trade language so people from different cultures found it useful to know

What aspects of Sub-Saharan African culture were influenced by Arab traders?

• agriculture & technology
• language & religion
• cities & transportatio
• sculpture & dance 

What was the reason behind the African slave trade?

• Plantation owners beleive slaves were harder workers

• Slaves were better at growing tobacco, sugar, and cotton

• Plantation owners could use slave labor and make more money

• It was easy to bring large numbers of slaves safely across the ocean

What was one of the main problems with the borders that Europeans established in Africa?

• They crossed too many rivers and lakes

• They grouped some rivals together and divided some cultural groups

• They blocked British colonies from the ocean

• They made it very difficult for French colonies to transport resources

How has the history of West Africa been preserved?

• Griots passed it down through generations
• Ancient books recorded it
• Wall paintings in tombs portrayed it
• Colonists wrote it down

Why did the government of Kenya establish national parks and reserves?

• The army uses them for training grounds

• Industry needs to mine the mineral resources there

• Officials rent the land to poor farmers

• the wildlife attract tourists and scenic beauty

Why haven't African nations benefited more from their mineral wealth?

• they did not discover the minerals until recently

• governments were corrupt and took much of the profits from mining

• people with traditional beliefs oppose digging the land

Why has Nigeria had a history of conflict since it gained independence?

• it has oil resources that neighboring countries want
• it is located between two nations that are at war
• it is divided among three major ethnic groups
• it has had to fight to gain access to the ocean