#1 Africa study Flashcards
many Africans have BLANK access to water
unequal
many Africans do not have access to BLANK water which causes BLANK BLANK
- clean
2. borne illnesses
most Africans are BLANK
Christians
Africa is divided into parts :
Northern Africa / Sub-Saharan Africa
in northern Africa most of the people are BLANK
Muslim
Ethnic groups in Africa
Swahili, Arab (northern Africa ) Bantu (biggest ethnic group in Africa ) Ashanti (they are from gunna )
The abbreviation for ethnic groups
SABA
Deforestation
when excessive cutting down trees (deforestation causes desertification)
desertification
when fertile land becomes desert
the BLANK is quickly becoming desert because of deforestation
Sahel
the main reasons why Africa is dealing with water pollution
- Humans
- animals (release waste in water )
- factories(pollution)
there is a BLANK of water in Africa
scarcity
the four causes of desertification
- deforestication
- soil erosion
- overgrazing
overgrazing
when people do not give the land any rest and they continue to farm until all of the nutrients are gone
reasons for deforestation
- overpopulation
- profit
- housing
the location climate and characteristics have a BLANK impact o where people BLANK and how they trade in Africa
- HUGE
2. live
Africa has four main regions
the Sahara , Sahel , the savannas , and the tropical rain forest
the BLANK of the people in the region are BLANK BLANK
- majority
2. normadic herders
many Africans practice many BLANK religions
traditional (original, native)
most Africans are either BLANK or BLANK
Christians/Muslims
Ethnic groups have BLANK BLANK in common
many things
Arabs live mostly in BLANK
northern Africa
They speak Arabic there mostly Muslim they mostly follow the BLANK
koran
bantu generally refers to nearly BLANK ethnic groups in Africa who speak BLANK BLANK
- 600
2. bantu languages
