Physical Features of Ancient Egypt and Kush
What did the Nile River deposit every year?
It deposited silt.
Which of the following was a similarity between Ghana and Mali?
They both grew powerful through trade.
How have people in North Africa modified the environment to make it more suitable for farming?
They have used irrigation to carry water from rivers to crops.
Which is a source of political conflict between China, Japan, and South Korea today?
Land claims in the South China Sea.
In North Africa, overgrazing has contributed to which environmental challenge?
Desertification.
Who led Egyptian society and controlled the country?
Pharoahs
Which is an example of a technological advance made by Stone Age humans?
Cooking with fire.
Why does life in the Sahara cluster around oases?
Oases offer a supply of water.
East Asian nations have imposed tariffs and other trade barriers to protect the industries, but these barriers have _____ economic growth.
Fill in the blank.
slowed
Who had tense relations in Nigeria?
Who supplied grain in exchange for gold and ivory?
Egypt/Kush
Which aspect of Africa's physical geography had the greatest influence on European colonization of Africa?
Africa was rich in natural resources that Europeans needed.
Which of the following sets Ethiopia apart from other nations in northeastern Africa, such as Sudan and Egypt?
Its dominant religion is Christianity.
Which major threat does North Korea pose for the region?
North Korea's nuclear weapons program undermines peace and security.
Tense relations between the Hausa people and the Igbos and Yorubas in Nigeria is an example of what?
It was an example of ethnic conflict.
Who established the first ironworking center in Africa?
Kush
Who was the first pharaoh to unite the upper and lower kingdoms of Ancient Egypt?
Narmer was the first pharaoh.
Which of the following correctly describes patterns of ethnicity in Africa?
In most African countries, no single ethnic group makes up the majority of the population.
How does China's geography contribute to the environmental hazard shown?
Wind carries air pollution to dense urban centers and smog settles in heavily populated lowlands.
How would better education and health care help many African countries improve their economies?
Workers would be able to produce more.
Which two ancient Egyptian achievements were most directly the result of their religious beliefs?
Construction of the pyramids and preserving the bodies of the dead
Why were Kushites so eager to trade their gold for Egypt's grain?
They did not have enough land to farm and needed food more than gold.
Most of the heavily populated areas in Africa are...
In climates with regular rainfall.
What problem has China tried to solve by building hydropower dams, such as the Three Gorges Dam?
The production of greenhouse gases.
What is one economic factor affecting technology in Africa?
Lack of infrastructure, especially in technology and energy.