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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The process of land becoming more desert-like is called...
Deforestation
Desertification
Animism
Imperialism
What is the name of the largest hot desert in the world?
The Sahel
The Sahara
Who are the Tuareg?
They're pastoral nomads that live in North Africa.
They're the minority population in South Africa.
They're the people who lived under Mansa Musa's rule.
They're a group of people that live in West Africa.
Click all of the items that describe Mansa Musa.
He was the king of the Mali empire.
He valued education.
He was very generous with his wealth.
He never traveled outside his own kingdom.
An oasis in the desert can be best described as a spot of land that contains _____________________.
Animals
Trees
Grass
Freshwater
Animism is the belief that (a) have spirits.
The Scramble for Africa was a mad dash to colonize land in Africa. According to our 1914 map, which of these countries were involved?
The United States
Great Britain
France
Japan
A West African storyteller/historian/poet is called a ____________.
Apartheid
Tuareg
Griot
Oral Tradition
How are oral traditions told/passed down?
By word of mouth
They are written down
By using drawings
They are never spoken and don't get passed down
How would you describe regs?
They're stoney or gravel-covered plain or lowland.
They're large expanse of sand dunes.
They're spots of land that contrains freshwater.
They're the semi-arid region south of the Sahara desert.
The major trade route of the Transatlantic Slave Trade was called what?
The Triangular Trade
The Square Trade
The Circular Trade
The Octagon Trade
Why is Timbuktu an important city?
It was an important trading hub located in North Africa.
It was an important trading hub located in South Africa.
It was an important trading hub located in East Africa.
It was an important trading hub located in West Africa.
Check all the items that apply to Nelson Mandela.
He was an apartheid activist.
His real, legal name is Nelson.
He was the first black president of South Africa.
He spent nearly 30 years in prison.
What is an erg?
A spot of land that contains freshwater.
Stoney or gravel-covered plains or lowlands.
A large expanse of sand dunes.
Pastoral nomads that roam North Africa.
Imperialism is defined as...
Racial segregation during the 20th century in South Africa.
The mad dash for colonizing land in Africa.
A country controlling another socially, politically, and economically.
The process of land becoming more desert-like.
Sub-Saharan Africa is the region that is south of what physical feature?
The Sahel
The Sahara
The Nile River
The Congo River
The Great Rift Valley is a lowland region where the ground has grown apart or created a rift.
True
False
What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Everest
Mt. Helena
Mt. Fuji
The institution of racial segregation in South Africa starting in 1948 is known as...
Desertification
Animism
Imperialism
Apartheid
The three forms of trade we talked about in West Africa are...
Gold, sugar, and slaves.
Salt, gold, and slaves.
Sugar, cotton, and slaves.
Salt, silver, and slaves.
