Vocabulary
What is the purpose of the government?
To create order and make sure this justice in society.
What hemisphere(s) is the region of Africa a part of?
All 4 hemispheres
Who decides how long a nation will last?
God
African civil wars were fought over land with what resource?
Diamonds
A large group of Sub-Saharan people speak a form of this language.
Bantu
This is a way of life that includes what people believe, what they make, and what they do.
What is culture?
What African climate region is hot and moist with a lot of rain each year?
Is this an African traditional religion or a Biblical truth?
There is one God in three person: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Biblical truth
What was created in Africa as the world's first adhesive?
Pratley's Putty
What is it called when a species of an animal no longer exists?
Extinction
What is the line that runs around the globe halfway between the poles?
Equator
This is a grassland that covers almost half of Africa.
The savanna
Followers of this religion believe the teachings of the Bible and that Christ died on the cross for our sins and rose again so we can have new life.
Christianity
Besides diamonds, what are two of the other main valuable resources mined in African
oil and gold
This country's government is a parliamentary republic. They have many of the same freedoms and rights that we have in the United States. The elect the president of their country and the members of the national assembly.
Botswana
Name one natural disaster that has affected Africa's land and environment.
Volcano
Locusts
Cyclones
Droughts
Flooding
Followers of this religion believe in one god called Allah and have Qur'an as their main writing.
Islam
Name two ways that African culture has affected and still affects our American culture today.
Weaving of baskets
African art and jewlery
We grow and eat okra and yams
We play instruments like banjos and marimbas
This country is an absolute monarchy and their government officials are appointed by a king. The king frequently ignores laws and decides how people are punished for crimes. The king punishes people who disagree with him or who speak out against him.
Eswatini
This type of government gives people citizens a say in how the country is run.
Democracy
What is the method of farming that Africans use that has destroyed their land?
Slash-and-burn method
These belief systems often include a high god, lesser gods, and spirits which people give offerings to.
traditional African religions
Eric Merrifield from South Africa created these concrete blocks to help break coastal waves and protect harbor walls.
Dolos
Name two of the bodies of water surrounding Africa
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea