Physical Geography
Sub-Saharan Africa is divided into how many regions?
Four!
Volcanoes
What is the dangerous job many people in Africa migrate to do? Hint: Copper, gold, and diamonds
Mining
The use of these weapons gave the Bantu people advantage over other tribal groups.
Iron Weapons
What is the name of the trading of slaves across the Atlantic ocean that started around 1500?
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
What are the four regions of sub-Saharan Africa?
West
East
South
Central
What ocean, or coastline, does West Africa run alongside?
Atlantic
This revolution began 10,000 years ago because humans began to grow crops instead of gathering plants. What was the revolution called?
The Agricultural Revolution
This language is one of the best known of the surviving Bantu languages. Hint: Jambo!
Swahili
What was the trip across the Atlantic Ocean that typically took several months to complete? Hint: About 2 million people died while on this trip, many due to malnutrition.
Middle Passage
What is the primary physical, geographic feature of Central Africa?
Rainforest (the Congo Basin)
In West Africa, deforestation, desertification, and lack of water make __________ a constant struggle. Fill in the blank!
Farming
What is one reason why people migrate?
Possible answers:
1. economic reasons
2. political reasons
3. religious reasons
4. social reasons
5. environmental reasons
_______ helped develop powerful states and empires in sub-Saharan Africa. Fill in the blank!
Trade
What is the practice of extending a nation's influence by controlling other territories?
Imperialism
What is the primary physical geographic feature of Eastern Africa?
Rift Valleys
The Congo River in Central Africa and the Zambezi River in Southern Africa both generate what? Hint: Lights
Hydroelectric Power
Coast
Western Empires thrived because of the trade of what two resources?
Salt and Gold
What is the practice of directly controlling and settling foreign territories?
Colonialism
What is the primary physical geographic feature of Southern Africa?
The Kalahari
Which region has fertile farmland, valuable natural resources, and abundant wildlife? Hint: Income from exporting natural resources gives this region the highest standard of living in sub-Saharan Africa!
Southern Africa
Where was salt and gold found in the early ages of Africa?
Salt: Desert
Gold: Forests
The __________ arrived in Africa in the late 1300s and became involved in many aspects of the state of Kongo, including politics, trade, and religion. Fill in the blank!
Portuguese
What was the name of the early 1900s movement to unify African people that grew among African leaders in London and other cities around the world?
Pan-Africanism