Unit 6 Questions Flashcards
___ in the desert are fed by underground rivers.
Oases
The ___ people originated in western Africa, but migrated south and east, spreading their language and culture as they intermingled with other people groups.
Banut
The Malagasy people of ___ have a mixed ancestry of settlers from east Africa and the Pacific island of Borneo.
Madagascar
the only two countries to not fall under the control of a European power during the colonization of Africa
Ethiopia and Liberia
The ___ is a geographical region locted between the Sahara Desert and the grasslands and rainforests of Central Africa.
Sahel
a process by which the desert overtakes non-desert regions
desertification
the three basic ways of life in Africa
farming, nomadic herding, city life
The policy of segregation in South Africa during the mid-20th century
apartheid
Every year, the Great Migration takes place in the ___.
Serengeti.
The Equator and Primer Meridian intersect in the ___.
Gulf of Guinea
The ___ in 1884 was a meeting of representatives from European countries that met to discuss how they would divide the African continent among themselves.
Berlin Conference
largest waterfall on earth
Victoria Falls
has the largest population in Sub-Saharan Africa by far
Nigeria
located in Tanzania, Africa’s highest peak
Mt. Kilimanjaro
the longest river system in the world
the Nile River
