East Africa and Central Africa

Culture/ History

100

Stories, histories and fables passed on by word of mouth is called

oral traditions

200

True or False: Colonization is an event, not a structure.

False!

300

Who is responsible for the colonization of current day Democratic Republic of Congo?

King Leopold II

400

Ngugi Wa Thiong'o is an East African novelist who wrote what book?

Weep Not, Child.

500

Popular form of music that combines African Arab and Italian elements

Tarab

Central Africa Geography

100

refers to the wide variety of life on Earth

Biodiversity

200

The river that can power the entire continent of Africa if it was used correctly

The Congo River

300

land drained by a river and its tributaries

Watershed

400

Area of grasslands mixed with trees and shrubs

Savanna

500

The Eastern part of Central Africa runs along ________ and features rugged mountain rages and long, narrow lakes.

Great Rift Valley

Central Africa Vocabulary

100

Coercive means

using force or threats

200

The shared beliefs, customs, behaviors and traits refers to

culture

300

A group of people who share culture, national, and religious backgrounds is called

ethnic groups

400

potential means

the possibility that something will happen in the future

500

Use the terms "slash and burn" and "biodiversity" in a sentence together.

Varied answers