Ch. 15-1 Africa

People who move from place to place to hunt and gather food are called:

• Tribes

• Cowboys

• Nomads

• Gypsies

Africa is the World's _______ continent.

• 5th Largest

• Largest

• 3rd Largest

• 2nd Largest

• 4th Largest

Africa is made up of ______ distinct geographic zones

• 4

• 5

• 1

• 3

• 9

What is a Plateau?

• The French word for grassy plains

• A narrow strip of land surround by water on two sides

• A strip of land surrounded by water on three sides

• An area of high and mostly flat land

In 600 A.D. Arab traders from the Arabian Peninsula reached East Africa. They sailed to Africa in boats called?

• The Titanic

• Dhows

• Ironclads

• Frigates

• Skiffs

What is a Griot?

• Brother to the Grinch who stole Christmas

• A traditional West African storyteller

• A traditional North African witch doctor.

• A South African village elder

Which desert is located in Northern Africa and is also the largest desert in the world?

• Gobi Desert

• Painted Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Patagonian Desert

• Dessert Desert?!?!

Like the Bedouin of Arabia, Berber traders in Northern Africa also created trade networks by traveling in Caravans using which animal?

• Snail

• Narwhal

• Elephant

• Llama

• Camel

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all traded which TWO items?

• Gold and fish
• Gold and salt
• Gold and timber
• Gold and bronze

tropical grasslands with small trees and shrubs

• savanna
• plateau
• griot
• rainforest