Topic 1
What is the largest hot desert in the world? It reaches down into west and central Africa from the north.
The Sahara Desert
What is the climate like around the equator?
dry
Public works, such a roads, bridges, and hospitals are all examples of:
Infrastructure
Who brought religions like Islam and Christianity to these west & central African countries?
Traders from outside the region
An entire area of land that drains into a river or lake is known as a:
Drainage basin
In the northern part of this region, many people live as:
Nomads
West & Central African countries _______ raw material and ________ manufactured goods.
export, import
What are three major challenges facing W & C Africa? Select all that apply
poverty
warfare
diseases
Name of this semiarid, fairly dry area lies between the Sahara desert and regions to the south that receive more rainfall:
The Sahel
In this region in particular, what affects where people live?
Environment
What is it called when people use their power for personal gain?
Corruption
This union consists of 55 member states (countries) located on the continent of Africa. What is the union's name?
African Union (AU)
What river drains most of Central Africa and is 2,920 miles long?
Congo River
More and more people in West & Central Africa are moving from where to where in order to find jobs?
rural/country to cities/urban
What is subsistence farming?
crops for food, people don’t sell them
What are the African Union's four key factors in order to promote development and fight poverty in Africa?
development of infrastructure
women’s rights
social services
This belt of rising air circles the equator and is responsible for the climate patterns in the region
intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)
What is a landscape of flat grasslands with scattered trees that can survive dry spells?
Savanna
Colonial borders have split ethnic groups, or combined rival ethnic groups, who have often:
fought for control
In this region are traditional stories told by writing, or another method?
oral tradition