Geography of Africa

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Which vegetation zone of Africa is semi-arid, has flat grasslands, mostly small farmers live there, and 3 major kingdoms developed in it? Options: savanna, sahel, desert, forest

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sahel

Front

Which vegetation zone stood between the West African kingdoms and Egypt and would have made trade between the two very difficult?

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sahara desert

Front

Which river would have been the MOST used by the West African kingdoms? Options: Nile, Niger, Tigris, Euphrates

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Niger

Front

Which vegetation zone is characterized by mostly grasses, scattered trees, 10-30 in. of rain/year, dry summer season, wet winter season, and frequent lightning strikes that burn grass in summer?

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savanna

Front

This is a picture of a __________.

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savanna

Front

This is a picture of a _________.

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desert

Front

This is the _________ river.

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Niger

Front

Which river was a part of the both the Ghana and Mali Empires?

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The Niger River

Front

What physical feature of Africa impeded the movement of people, goods and ideas?

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Sahara Desert

Front

What physical feature in West Africa encouraged the movement of people, goods and ideas?

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Niger River