SubSaharan Africa, Ch 13 & 14

Which physical feature was formed by the movement of tectonic plates?

• Congo River
• Great Rift Valley
• Kalahari Desert
• Sahel

Why does much of East Africa have cooler temperatures than the other regions?

• The region sits at a higher elevation
• The region has enormous grasslands
• The sun is too far away
• The ocean winds blow across it.

Which of the following has blocked economic success in some Southern African nations?

• overuse of natural resources
• poor soil
• conflict or fighting within countries
• lack of rainfall

What is a savanna?

• desert
• grassland
• lake
• river

How does the Congo Basin and the rain forests differ from other parts of Africa?

• less wildlife
• more slaves
• hotter temperatures than the deserts
• more humidity

What type of resource is found in abundance throughout sub-Saharan Africa?

• fish
• grain
• minerals
• rain

Who has benefited from oil wealth in Nigeria?

• all the citizens in the country
• only the people who live on the land containing the oil
• mostly the people in power
• just the oil workers

Which group helped spread Swahili into the interior of Africa?

• Arab traders
• Bantu migrants
• European traders
• King of Ghana

What type of material (better technology) did the Bantu use that allowed them to control and conquer other tribes?

• wood
• stone
• gold
• iron

The Bantu language contains over 450 different sub languages.  ___________ is one of these sub languages and is spoken as a first language by 5 million people. 

• Swahili
• Arabic
• European
• English