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long period of time with extremely dry weather.

• desertification

• drought

• desertification

• irrigation

What is the main cause of Deforestation in Africa?

• climate change

• overgrazing

• human activity

• migratory animals

Which best describes the impact of desertification on Africa?

• Farmers are unable to keep crops and livestock alive

• People are forced to migrate to urban areas

• People are losing the ability to trade/sell livestock

• All the above

What is one part of Africa that is experiencing major problems with desertification?

• Sahel

• Tropical Rainforest

• Nile River

• Savanna

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

• To prevent European countries from going to war over control over land in Africa.

• To see who was going to get the most land.

• Because European countries wanted to get to know one antoher.

• Because Great Britain called the meeting.

What was the scramble for Africa?

• The European invasion, conquest, and colonization of the African continent that took place from 1885 -1914.

• When Mansa Musa got lost on his way to Mecca.

• It is when the Europeans went to Africa to get slaves.

• popular game that is from Europe.

As a result of the Scramble for Africa, Africans lost control of their governments, Native cultures were destroyed,

• True

• False

Why did Europeans first become interested in Africa?

• To discover platinum

• Trade routes

• To start slavery

• Because they thought Africa was nice

Which conclusion is accurate based on the map above?

• A  the partitioning of Africa into colonies creates uneven and artificial political boundaries

• A  modern African countries probably enjoy these boundaries because they all follow rivers

• A  European countries divided Africa because there were no civilizations there in 1914

• A  there were so many European countries that had colonies in Africa, there was little conflict

_______, means long periods of little rainfall

• desertfication

• drought

• irrigation

• deforestation