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West Africa study guide

Authored by Max Rauch

Social Studies

7th Grade

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West Africa study guide
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did extended-family groups first settle south of the Sahara?

to farm

to trade

to mine gold

to fight enemies

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these clues about the African past describes an artifact?

a palm forest

a farming tool

a family legend

a traditional dance

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Few large settlements developed in the Sahara because it was too

dry.

hilly.

large.

rocky.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best title for this list?

Ghana • Songhai • Mali

A. Trading Cities of the Sahara

B. Tribes Who Ruled the Desert

C. Early Kingdoms of West Africa

D. Animal Gods of the Niger Valley

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Use the map and your knowledge of history to complete the sentences. Write the word or phrase on the line or in the space provided.

17. Jenne-jeno was located in the vegetation zone called the _________.

savanna

rainforest

desert

mountains

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Suppose a West African community produces the goods listed below. That community is most likely in which vegetation zone?

yams • palm oil • kola nuts

forest

desert

savanna

semidesert

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason why people in different vegetation zones traded with each other?

Large empires ruled over different zones.

Different resources were found in each zone.

The Niger River passed through different zones.

The zones were home to different cultural groups.

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