WorksheetsAfrica Vocab Practice
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A family that is headed by a male family member.
a)
Nuclear Family
b)
Patriarchal
c)
Indigenous
d)
Clan
2.
A large group of people descended from the same ancestor; a large family group
a)
Nuclear Family
b)
Patriarchal
c)
Indigenous
d)
Clan
3.
A family unit made up of a husband, wife and children.
a)
Nuclear Family
b)
Patriarchal
c)
Indigenous
d)
Clan
4.
Native to a place
a)
Nuclear Family
b)
Patriarchal
c)
Indigenous
d)
Clan
5.
The practice of passing down stories from generation to generation by word of mouth.
a)
Animist
b)
Oral Tradition
c)
Harmattan
d)
Lingua Franca
6.
Pertaining to the religious beliefs of animism in which nature, such as animals and mountains, has spirits.
a)
Animist
b)
Oral Tradition
c)
Harmattan
d)
Lingua Franca
7.
A hot, dry wind that blows for the northeast or east in the Western Sahara.
a)
Animist
b)
Oral Tradition
c)
Harmattan
d)
Lingua Franca
8.
A common language used among people with different native languages.
a)
Animist
b)
Oral Tradition
c)
Harmattan
d)
Lingua Franca
9.
A natural or artificial lake used as a source or water.
a)
Cataract
b)
Delta
c)
Reservoir
d)
Escarpment
10.
A steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface.
a)
Cataract
b)
Delta
c)
Reservoir
d)
Escarpment
11.
A triangular-shaped area of silt and sediment deposit found at the mouth of a river.
a)
Cataract
b)
Delta
c)
Reservoir
d)
Escarpment
12.
A large waterfall. .
a)
Cataract
b)
Delta
c)
Reservoir
d)
Escarpment
13.
An area in which the properties of the land undergo a radical change
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Transition Zone
c)
Sahel
d)
Fault
14.
The band of land extending from Senegal to Somalia; also called the African Transition Zone
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Transition Zone
c)
Sahel
d)
Fault
15.
A crack or break in Earth’s crust.
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Transition Zone
c)
Sahel
d)
Fault
16.
A valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates.
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Transition Zone
c)
Sahel
d)
Fault
17.
Diamonds that are mined in war-torn areas and are used to finance one or more parties involved.
a)
Carrying Capacity
b)
Conflict Diamonds
c)
Poaching
d)
River Plain
18.
A plain formed by the deposit of sediment over a long period of time by one or more rivers.
a)
Carrying Capacity
b)
Conflict Diamonds
c)
Poaching
d)
River Plain
19.
Illegal Hunting
a)
Carrying Capacity
b)
Conflict Diamonds
c)
Poaching
d)
River Plain
20.
The maximum population of any given species that an environment can sustain.
a)
Carrying Capacity
b)
Conflict Diamonds
c)
Poaching
d)
River Plain
21.
Situation in which land is repeatedly farmed so that soil nutrients are depleted.
a)
Domesticate
b)
Habitat
c)
Overfarming
22.
Area with conditions suitable for certain plants or animals to live.
a)
Domesticate
b)
Habitat
c)
Overfarming
23.
To tame, or To adapt plants and animals from the wild for human use.
a)
Domesticate
b)
Habitat
c)
Overfarming
24.
Another term for conflict diamonds is _______ diamonds.
a)
war
b)
rebel
c)
strife
d)
blood
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