East/West Africa
Types of valleys in this area
What are rift valleys
Stay up all night & sleep during the day
What is nocturnal
The rain forest in Central Africa is the ________ largest in the world
What is second
Gold deposited by a river.
What is alluvial gold
Illegal hunting
What is poaching
An inactive volcano
What is dormant
What migration was really, really big in Africa
What is the Bantu
They were sold at auctions.
What are slaves.
Region with the highest standard of living
What is South Africa
Separates the Sahara from the rest of southern Africa
What is the Sahel
First country to explore the African coast
What is Portugal
Number of regions in sub-Saharan Africa
What is 4
Empires rose in West Africa over the gold & _______ trade
What is salt
Movement of tectonic plates caused this.
What is Continental Drift
Desert in this area
What is the Kalahari
Tropical grasslands are known as:
What are savannas
Supercontinent
What is Pangea
People who spread Christianity throughout Africa
Who are missionaries
The East African city of ________ is one of the largest cities in the world.
What is Lagos
The __________ Conference settled European claims to Africa
What is Berlin
The country of ________ Africa is one of the world's largest gold producers.
What is South Africa
The approximate number in millions of slaves shipped to the Americas
What is 12 million
The 3 major plantation crops are:
What is sugar, tobacco, & cotton
Electricity produced by a water source
What is hydroelectric power
The largest city & a growing population is in this region of Africa
What is East Africa
Process of directly controlling another territory
What is colonialism
Which one of these is an affect of a growing population: a. deforestation b. desertification c. increased demand for food d. all of the above
What is D
Process of extending a nation's influence by controlling other territories
What is imperialism
Natural homes of animals is known as:
What is habitat
Forest with warm temperatures, plentiful rainfall, and high humidity
What is a tropical rainforest