Africa's Transition Zone

An area that undergoes a change from arid regions to a tropical environment.

Marks the appearance of vegetation almost like a coast or shore.

Only refers to the physical changes from desert to tropical environments in Africa.

Is the region of Africa where there is rich grassland called savannah

The Sahel region of Africa

Describes the appearance of vegetation almost like a coast or shore, marking the border of the sands of the Sahara.

An area that undergoes a change from arid regions to a tropical environment.

Only refers to the physical changes from desert to tropical environments in Africa.

Is the region of Africa where there is rich grassland called savannah

Domestication of plants and animals in the transition zone of Africa

Replaced the need for nomadic people to move around hunting and gathering for survival.

Happened as a result of desertification.

came to a stop in the early 1970's.

became illegal after the Animist movement of 1960.

Animist cultures in Africa's transition zone

Were forced to merge with Muslim and Christian cultures, causing religious friction in the region.

Were made illegal by the Berlin Conference in 1885.

immediately joined with Muslim and Christian cultures in perfect harmony.

clashed violently with Christian cultures and were eventually forced out of the region.

Subsistence farming in the Sahel

usually consists of small farms with labor intensive technology.

only exists in the southern portions of the Transition Zone.

has turned into large scale commercial farming thanks to the advances in technology.

has brought much needed money to the area for its people.

Although most families in the Sahel are patriarchal,

Women are very involved in supporting the family, often doing much of the farm work.

men may choose what jobs they will and will not do to help support the family.

this trend is changing as women are beginning to obtain more government careers.

it is taught in schools that this trend should come to an end.

Which statement is TRUE of clans in the Sahel?

People most often marry within their own clans.

When members of two different clans marry, it is always arranged by the elders of each clan.

Different clans can be detected by the color of clothes they wear.

Which statement is NOT true of the method of oral tradition in the Sahel region of Africa?

Oral tradition has led to much of the great written literature in this region.

Stories are passed down from generation to generation through this region's oral tradition.

Oral tradition is evident in folktales, myths, and proverbs.

Oral literature is chanted, sung, or recited.

Which statement is NOT true of desertification in the Sahel region of Africa?

There are no effective agricultural or cultural methods to combat desertification in the Sahel region of Africa.

Human activity such as allowing overgrazing by domesticated animals adds to desertification.

Desertification causes poverty, food insecurity, and further water shortages.

The adoption of new agricultural methods can help put less stress on the demand for water and could have positive results.

Which statement is NOT true of a delta in the African Transition Zone?

Deltas many times carry silt and sand which fill the river bed, causing it to dry up.

In central Mali, the Niger River spreads out across a broad plateau and spreads out into many smaller channels.

Deltas create large wetlands that support wildlife.

Deltas provide local farmers with water for irrigation.

Chapter 20: The Transition Zone

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An area in which the properties of the land undergo a radical change

Transition Zone

Sahel

Desert

Savannah

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Steppe region extending from Senegal to Somalia that receives little rainfall.

Transition Zone

Sahel

Harmattan

Desertification

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Region where waters of a river spit into many channels as they bring sand and silt down river.

Plain

Transitional River Zone

Delta

Sahel

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To adapt plants and animals from the wild for human use.

Desertification

Animist

Patriarchal

Domesticate

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Agriculture that provides the basic needs of a family with a little surplus.

Subsistence Farming

Nuclear Farming

Commercial Agriculture

Patriarchal Agriculture

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Practice of passing down stories from generation to generation by word of mouth.

Subsistence education

Oral Tradition

Patriarchal generation

Clan Tradition

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A large group of people descended from the same ancestor.

Nuclear Family

Oral Tradition

Clan

Subsistence Family

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Chapter 20: The Transition Zone

An area in which the properties of the land undergo a radical change

Steppe region extending from Senegal to Somalia that receives little rainfall.

Region where waters of a river spit into many channels as they bring sand and silt down river.

To adapt plants and animals from the wild for human use.

Agriculture that provides the basic needs of a family with a little surplus.

Practice of passing down stories from generation to generation by word of mouth.

A large group of people descended from the same ancestor.

The destruction of land in arid and semi arid climates.

A family that is headed by a male family member,

Religious beliefs in which nature and objects, such as animals and mountains are thought to have spirits.

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