Physical Features
This physical feature separates the Sahara Desert from the cool moist air of the Mediterranean Sea.
Atlas Mountains
The political feature sits at the southernmost tip of the continent of Africa.
South Africa
Define water pollution.
The contamination of bodies of water with chemicals, pathogens, or plastics (Dirty water).
Name two qualities that people within an Ethnic Group share.
History, Traditions, Non-Religious Holidays, Language, Ancestors, Food.
Name two qualities that people within a Religious Group share.
God or Gods, Holy Book, Religious Holidays, Worship Rituals, Places of Worship, Prophets
This physical feature flows north from Lake Victoria and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
Nile River
The Nile River flows through this political feature and it is completely covered by the Sahara Desert.
Egypt
Define desertification.
The spreading of desert because of loss soil quality and vegetation due to climate change.
This ethnic group lives in North Africa and were unified by a certain language because of the gold and salt trade across the Sahara Desert.
The Arabs
This religion arrived in Africa in the first century CE. Missionaries spread its teachings across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Christianity
This physical feature sits inside of both the tropical rainforest and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Congo River
This political feature sits on the Ivory Coast on the west side of the continent of Africa with the Niger River flowing through it.
Nigeria
List two causes of deforestation.
Agricultural Expansion, Livestock Grazing, Logging & Wood Harvesting, Population Growth, Urbanization, Forest Fires, & Increased Need for Resources.
This ethnic group lives primarily in Ghana and the Ivory Coast, and the "Golden Stool" is an important religious symbol for them.
The Ashanti
This religion was introduced to Northern Africa around 700 CE by Arabs from Southwest Asia (The Middle East).
Islam
This physical feature is south of Kenya and east of Lake Victoria.
Mount Kilimanjaro
This political feature sits just north of Mount Kilimanjaro on the East Coast of Africa.
Kenya
List two causes of Desertification.
Climate Change, Overgrazing, Unsustainable Irrigation Practices, Deforestation, Extended Droughts, Wind Erosion, & Limited Rainfall.
The ethnic group is located in Southern Africa and has nearly 600 groups of people who share a common linguistic heritage.
The Bantu
These religions often involve a belief in a supreme creator, as well as spirits and ancestors who influence daily life. Rituals, ceremonies, and traditional healers play important roles.
African Traditional Religions or Indigenous Religions
This physical feature was caused by the shifting of the tectonic plates in that area of Africa.
Great Rift Valley
This political feature sits within the tropical rainforest biome.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
List 3 ways water pollution negatively effects African citizens.
Waterborne Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical and Heavy Metal Contamination, Threats to Food Security, Economic Costs, and Environmental/Public Health Links.
This ethnic group is located in Eastern Africa and was created by the merging of language by two other ethnic groups.
The Swahili
If three communities share a river and the community at the source of the river builds a dam, how would that effect the other two communities?
The communities would receive limited water flow, damage habitats, increase the risk of waterborne disease and illnesses, and cause fishers and farmers to lose income.