Sub-Saharan Africa

Which area in Africa is home to a Rain Forest?

• The Adamawa Highlands

• The Congo Basin

• The Great Rift Valley

• The Sahara Desert

The largest and most populous country in Central Africa is _____________

• Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

• Dominican Republic

• Cameroon

• Equatorial Guinea

The Congo River provides electricity through _____________

• Wind Turbines

• Solar Panels

• Hydroelectric Power

• Geothermal Production

The Plateau of Southern Africa is known for ___________, a steep slope from the plateau down to the coast plains.

• The Kalahari Basin

• The Zambezi River

• The Kariba Dam

• The Great Escarpment

One of the world's largest producers of gold is this African country:

• Tanzania

• South Africa

• Ivory Coast

• Nigeria

The trip that took enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean, often taking several months was called the ___________________.

• Middle Passage

• Western Voyage

• Incredible Journey

• Trail of Tears

Many African slaves died due to ___________, or inadequate food and nourishment.

• Malaria

• Malnutrition

• Tuberculosis

• Dehydration

The Trans-Saharan trade introduced Africans to the __________ religion beginning in the 8th century A.D.

• Christian

• Islamic

• Jewish

• Hindu

In West Africa, many empires thrived due to the trade of gold and _________

• Silver

• Sugar

• Salt

• Timber

In 1820, a process was developed to get quinine from cinchona tree bark. The quinine was used to treat ____________.

• Tuberculosis

• Dehydration

• Strokes

• Malaria