Vocab
The process by which land becomes more and more dry until it turns into a desert
Desertification
What is the source of the White Nile
Lake Victoria
Where would you find water in the Sahara desert
At an oasis
What problem do poor women in Africa deal with when starting a new business
Finding money to start the business
A person who starts and runs a very small business
Micro-Entrepreneurs
The division of work into two categories based on gender
Gender-Based division of Labor
What is the source of the Blue Nile
Lake Tana
Why do pastoral nomads move from place to place
Search for fresh pasture for their herds
What is the business in Mali
Grinding Peanuts
an area that is set apart from other places by the way of life of the people who live there
Cultural Region
A very small business with few or no employees
Micro-Enterprise
Why did Egypt build the Aswan Dam
Hydroelectric Potential
What would you classify an erg, reg or hammadas
Landforms
What is the business in Botswana
Comfort Food or Food Trucks
The part of the economy in which goods and services are exchanged outside of government control
Informal Economy
Land that is not well suited for growing crops
Marginal Lands
What region on the Nile River has the richest farmland
How have the tuareg adapted to life in the desert
Cover their heads
Keep groups UNDER 100
Move from Oasis to Oasis
What is the business in Uganda
Poor Mans Market
What economic activity is found in Northern Nigeria
Farming
Herding
Trading
The area drained by a river and its tributaries
River Basin
What are the barriers called that affected river travel on the Nile
Cataracts
A lot of people know that the Sahara is the worlds largest hot desert. But not everyone knows the origins of the name of its desert. It comes from the word Sahra. What language is that
Arabic
What has contributed to poverty in Africa
Desertification
Disease
War
What is the largest ethnic group in Western Nigeria
The Yoruba