________________, used in the construction of many beautiful jewelry pieces, is/are often recovered from conflict areas throughout Western and Central Africa.

In a ____________, volcanic mountains rise on its edges and deep lakes run parallel to its length

Members of a(n) ______________ are descended from an early common ancestor

_____________________ is a land-management technique aimed at protecting farmland

Speech that is simplified and is used by people who speak different languages...

The forced separation of races in South Africa, that made marriage between minorities and whites illegal and forced minorities into poverty and despair, was known as _______________.

Trophy-hunting and _______________, the illegal hunting of animals, are threatening the wildlife of much of Africa South of the Sahara and are causing many animals to disappear forever.

Heavy rains dissolve and carry away fertile soil...

Violent changing of governments, usually by overthrowing the previous regime...

Language derived from early Dutch settlers...

Meaning “shore” or “edge” in Arabic, the ___________ is a semi-arid steppe climate zone, filled with low grasses and shrubs, separating the Sahara Desert from Africa South of the Sahara.

As the main ethnic group in Central and Southern Africa, the _____________ people established the kingdoms of Kongo, Luba, and Luanda, which are now the nations of Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Most rural Africans live without adequate ____________, or waste disposal

The permanent removal of something from the Earth...

The unburdened right to vote for all citizens of a nation...

Taming land and animals for individual, family use...

Rivers crossing the plateaus plunge down the escarpments in these types of waterfalls...

The number of people that a nation, or land, can support on a sustained basis, known as __________, has reached its limit in many African nations.

Despite the large rural populations of Africa South of the Sahara, there is a growing amount of ________________, or the selling of locally made products on the internet to people throughout the world.

These common languages include English and French in East Africa...

National farms usually growing cash crops...

Convenient business locations for rural dwellers who travel there by foot, bus, or boat...

Despite advances in health care, ____________ has become the main health epidemic in Africa South of the Sahara, with more than 70 percent of the world’s cases occurring in the region.

Hot, dry air streams blowing out of the Sahara Desert...