Sub-Saharan Africa

Long period with little or no precipitation

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Landlocked

• Drought

Less fertile land to grow food

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Arid

• Landlocked

Transfer of plants, animals, and disease between the Americas, Europe, and Africa that began in the 1500’s.

• Trade

• Columbian Exchange

• Bartering

• African Exchange

Have no direct access to the coast

• Stuck

• Island

• Landlocked

• Surrounded

Trading slaves taken from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas starting in the 1500s

• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

• Imperialism

• Colonialism

The practice of extending a nation’s influence by controlling other territories

• Trade

• Friendship

• Globalization

• Imperialism

What geographic feature divides Africa into 2 regions?

• Nile River

• Kalahari Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Congo River

Which European country colonized Mali?

Which country was independent during the colonial era?

• Sudan

• Madagascar

• Liberia

• South Africa

Which country has a GDP per capita of between $1000-$4000?

• Zambia

• Angola

• Namibia

• Malawi