Africa notes ch 20-22

Question 1

The Nile flows in what direction

Answer 1

northward

Question 2

Arabic word for desert

Answer 2

Sahara

Question 3

Finely ground fertile soil that is good for growing crops

Answer 3

Silt

Question 4

wet fertile area in a desert where a natural spring or well provides water

Answer 4

Oasis

Question 5

in the 18 and 19 hundreds what countries controlled all Africa

Answer 5

European countries

Question 6

nomadic herders who traveled throughout the deserts of Egypt

Answer 6

Bedouins

Question 7

What religion are most North africans

Answer 7

muslim

Question 8

Capital of egypt

Answer 8

Cairo

Question 9

marketplaces that sell various goods such as spices, carpets, and copper teapots

Answer 9

Souks

Question 10

Plains cover most of _______ and are great for farming

Answer 10

West africa

Question 11

Important for fishing and transportation

Answer 11

Niger river

Question 12

Organized by zone

Answer 12

Zonal

Question 13

a strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas.

Answer 13

Sahel

Question 14

The spread of desert like conditions

Answer 14

Desertification

Question 15

An area of tall grasses, scattered trees, and shrubs

Answer 15

Savanna

Question 16

belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits

Answer 16

Animism

Question 17

______ homes are small and simple

Answer 17

Rural

Question 18

Africa’s oldest republic

Answer 18

Liberia

Question 19

Most _________ were once nomadic herders. Today the expanding Sahara has driven the nomadic herders into cities

Answer 19

Mauritanians

Question 20

places on Earth’s surface where the crust stretches until it breaks

Answer 20

Rift valleys

Question 21

The highest mountain in Africa

Answer 21

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Question 22

Africa’s largest lake

Answer 22

Lake Victoria

Question 23

Major Islamic centers

Answer 23

Mogadishu and Mombasa

Question 24

A practice that tries to dominate other countries’ govt, trade, and culture

Answer 24

Imperialism