big ugly man test ( chapter 12)

Question 1

what is west africas most important river

Answer 1

the niger river

Question 2

what is the climate of the sahel

Answer 2

semi arid

Question 3

what river is the main source of electricity in ghana

Answer 3

Black Votte ??

Question 4

basin

Answer 4

an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries

Question 5

harmattan

Answer 5

a wind off the atlantic coast of africa that blows from the northeast to the south, carrying large amounts of dust.

Question 6

what country is the biggest producer of oil in west africa

Answer 6

Nigeria

Question 7

what is the name of the area that is north of the sahel

Answer 7

sahara

Question 8

imperialism

Answer 8

a policy by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world.

Question 9

secede

Answer 9

to withdraw from a group or country

Question 10

who led mali during the peak of its power

Answer 10

Mansa Musa l

Question 11

what was the location that america used for freed slaves in 1822?

Answer 11

liberia

Question 12

what year did the british find the colony of freetown

Answer 12

1787

Question 13

what two events in 1869 increased european interest in america

Answer 13

discovery of diamonds and the opening of the suez canal.

Question 14

why was salt such an important trade good in west africa

Answer 14

it preserved food

Question 15

how was the sahara different ten thousand years ago?

Answer 15

it was more like a savanna than a desert

Question 16

why were raw materials from the americas shipped to europe rather than to other parts of the world when using the triangular trade route

Answer 16

no clue, taking the L on this one

Question 17

why did the british encourage development of the palm oil trade in african kingdoms on the atlantic coast

Answer 17

they wanted to recover their economy after they lost the slave trade

Question 18

which trading kingdom was the largest in west africa

Answer 18

mali

Question 19

who led the invasion that started the civil war in liberia

Answer 19

charles taylor

Question 20

what is the name of the eastern region that seceded gold from nigeria

Answer 20

gold coast

Question 21

pidgin

Answer 21

a language formed by combining parts of several different languages

Question 22

nuclear family

Answer 22

the family group that imcludes parents and their children.

Question 22

animist

Answer 22

a person who believes in spirits that can exist apart from bodies.

Question 22

extended family

Answer 22

a unit of related people made up of several generations, including grand parents, parents, and children.

Question 22

creole

Answer 22

a group of languages developed by enslaved people on colonial plantations that is a mixture of french, spanish, and africans

Question 22

infastructure

Answer 22

a system of roads and railroads that allow the trasport of materials

Question 22

besides english, what european language is an official language in west africa

Answer 22

arabic

Question 22

what is the most common settlement pattern in west africa

Answer 22

scattered villages

Question 22

what region of africa was islam first introduced

Answer 22

north africa