Tuesday 2/23/2021

European Powers created new colonial borders that ignored the existing borders of traditional African cultures.

• true

• false

Africa is a continent of diverse cultures and ___________.

• countries

• savannas

• mountains

• plateaus

About ________________ of Africans live in rural villages that have varied customs and languages.

• six-thirds

• one-third

• two-thirds

About _____________ languages are spoken in Africa.

• 9,000

• 20

• 500

• 1,000

Ethnic groups are groups of people who share a common culture, language and racial _________.

• birthday

• heritage

• country

• continent

Natural features such as ________________________ defined the African borders in the past.

• computers, cell pones and iPads

• planes, trains and automobiles

• savannas, savannas and more savannas

• oceans, lakes, mountain ranges and rivers

Borders along bodies of water also provide transportation ___________________, or routes to easily move people or goods from place to place.

• ships

• patios

• corridors

• helicopters

When Europeans colonized the continent, they routinely ignored the borders of African cultural groups.

• true

• false

Colonial borders were set to address the European need for resources.

• true

• false

Sub-Saharan African cultural groups were ___________, forced to share territory with rivals.

• destroyed

• united

• divided

• killed