Ch 6
This area of land supports tall grasses, thorny bushes, and scattered trees
savanna
this European country controlled the trade on East AFrica's coast until well into the 1600s.
portugal
the mixing of cultures in north africa occured because of this
trade and conquest
casbahs are this
the older part of Algeria
the igbo are governed by what and make their living by what
a council of elders and farming
the Nile, Congo, Zambezi, and Niger are the names of major
rivers in Africa
the earliest humans in Africa do this to get their food
hunting and gathering
this is a person's values, traditions, and customs handed down from his or her ancestors.
heritage
algerians traditionally live with their
extended families
the yoruba are this and the hausa fulani support themselves by doing this and the HAUSA have been known as this
the most urban of Nigeria's ethnic groups / farming / great traders
a deep crack in the Earth's surface
a rift
a decrease in this is a serious environmental africa is facing today
amount of fertile land
one way the country of south africa has affected the region of southern africa economically / the economic needs of south africa have affected the whole region because they have a great demand for this
by using workers from all over the area for its mines / labor
these are the two main ethnic groups of algeria, a country with these at the heart of their cities that are mosques and open aired marketplaces
arabs and berbers and souqs
ethiopian christians were isolated from other christians so their two main religions are
coptic christianity and islam
Africa's most important natural resources are
crops, minerals, and timber
Africans are working to increase this in order to meet the challenges faced by their countries
literacy rate
much of east africa's cultural diversity comes from this
its location; it's on the indian ocean
the only that didn't once occupy Algeria
the spanish
lalibela is known for this and most of kenya's people are this because of geography
underground churches and farmers
many nomads so this to make their living in the Sahara
travel to find water and food for their lands
this civilization rose along the nile river about 5,000 years ago
egypt
west africa has a wide variety of cultures because of this
there are many ethnic groups living there
the major religion of egypt is this and they bring it into their daily life by following this, the main source of Sharia, and doing this
islam and the teachings of the Quran, and praying 5 times a day and fasting
the sahel is so important to mali because
a great percent of the country lives here