Geography
Most people in the Sahel live near
Sources of water
Overuse of land by people grazing their livestock has caused the deserts to expand. This environmental issue is called
desertification
People who share the same language, heritage, culture and religion is called
Ethnic group
This religion can be found in Northern Africa. It is one of the major religions of the world
Islam
A transitional zone between the Sahara and Savanna
The Sahel
The hot dry desert located in Northern Africa
The Sahara
The forests and vegetation in the Sahel was destroyed by
deforestation, overgrazing, too much farming
The word Swahili means
One who lives on the coast
Population Density is the least near this physical feature in Africa
The Sahara
What is a result of desertification?
Lack of resources lead to starvation and poverty
These problems cause the loss of rainforest in Africa
Logging, deforestation
One way to combat the effect of deforestation is to
Plant more trees to grow new forests
This ethnic group has many different people who share cultural characteristics, languages, and has been around for 4000 years
The Bantu
Population Density is the highest in near this physical feature in Africa
The Savanna
This extreme weather causes the soil to be poor quality due to dry conditions
Drought
This physical feature has the greatest effects of desertification
The Sahel
Sometimes governments ignore industrial pollution because
They want to help industries make a profit
This ethnic group has a legend of the golden stool
The Ashanti
The ethnic group that lives in western Africa containing the Ivory coast and Ghana
Ashanti
The grasslands that make up half of Africa is called________. This region contains a variety of animals
The Savanna
The Swahili people live primarily in these countries (name at least 2)
Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Mozambique, Madagascar, Zanzibar Islands, and Comoros Islands
This river is polluted with human and industrial waste making water less accessible for people who need it.
The Nile River
The movement of the ethnic group that covers most of the southern part of Africa is known as
The Bantu Migration
The ethnic group in Africa that believes in animism and practices traditional religions
Ashanti
The tropical rainforest of Africa that is humid with thick vegetation can be found near this river basin
The Congo