Unit 10 Intro: Sub-Saharan Africa

Who was the South African president that ended apartheid?

• Barack Obama 
• Anwar Sadat
• Jimmy Carter
• Nelson Mandela

Tall grass, scattered trees and wild animals are part of a....

• jungle
• forest
• savanna
• delta

systematic killing of a particular ethnic group

• genocide 
• refugee
• oppression
• human rights

What cultural trait led to the split of Sudan? 

• Clothing
• Lack of food
• Religious conflict
• Limited government

What is the island on the southeast coast of Africa?  

• New Zealand
• Madagascar
• Greenland
• Hawaii 

What is desertification?

• when a desert takes over the rainforest
• the process by which fertile land becomes desert
• eating as much dessert as you want
• lack of rainfall

This river is the longest river in the world and runs through Egypt in North Africa. 

• Nile 
• Ganges
• Sudan
• Congo  

The _____ Desert is the largest in the world. 

• Namib 
• Sahara 
• Nile 
• Mediterranean 

Name this region of semi-arid grasslands that can be found south of the Sahara Desert. 

• Sahara Desert 
• Sahel 
• Ethiopian Plateau 
• Congo Rainforest

There is a worldwide shortage of this resource but it is a major issue in Africa. It is: 

• Oil 
• Coffee 
• Drinkable water