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100
This river flows north into the Mediterranean Sea
The Nile River
100
What is the major uses(s) of the Niger River?
Transportation and agriculture
100
This area is a strip of dry, grassy land; semi-arid that is slowly turning into desert. It borders the Sahara
The Sahel
100
Which two religions are practiced by most Africans?
Islam and Christianity
100

South Africa is located where in Africa

The southern part of africa

200
This country is located north of South Sudan
Sudan
200
What threatens clean water supplies in Africa?
Human/Animal waste, snails, worms, insect larvae, overpopulation, poor sanitation
200

This region of Africa has one of the lowest population densities in the world due to its harsh, arid climate

The Sahara

200
The Swahili practice a strict form of which religion?
Islam
200
True or False? A religious group shares a common culture, history, language, foods, etc.
False. This is a definition of an Ethnic group
300
This area is found directly south of the Sahara
The Sahel
300
What is the biggest River in Africa

Nile

300
What did the government of Egypt do to maintain better control of flood waters of the Nile River?
Built the High Aswan Dam
300
Which ethnic group is found in the northern part of Africa?
Arab
300
The Congo River flows into which larger body of water?
The Atlantic Ocean
400
This is the largest lake in Africa
Lake Victoria
400

Why is there a shortage of drinking water in the Sahara?

because it rarely rains in the region

400

Different between ethnic group and religious group

Individuals cannot choose which ethnic group they belong to but they can choose what religion

400
Why is it important to know Arabic for those people in Africa who became Muslim?
The Qu'ran was written in Arabic
400

This desert is the hottest desert in Africa

The Sahara

500
The rain forest is found where?
The Congo Basin
500

a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions. (you learned this vocabulary word in science)

Biome

500
Where do most people in Egypt live?
The Nile River Valley
500
This covered a large expanse of the African continent and resulted in 2/3 of the people in Africa sharing some part of the Bantu culture.
The Bantu Migration
500

This region experiences high average temperatures year-round due to its location near the equator

tropical rain forest