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  1. What is the largest hot desert in the world? It reaches down into west and central Africa from the north.

  1. The Sahara Desert

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  1. What is the climate like around the equator?

dry

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  1. Public works, such a roads, bridges, and hospitals are all examples of:

Infrastructure

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  1. Who brought religions like Islam and Christianity to these west & central African countries?

  1. Traders from outside the region

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  1. An entire area of land that drains into a river or lake is known as a:

  1. Drainage basin

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  1. In the northern part of this region, many people live as: 

  1. Nomads

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  1. West & Central African countries _______ raw material and ________ manufactured goods.

  1. export, import

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  1. What are three major challenges facing W & C Africa? Select all that apply

poverty

warfare

diseases

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  1. Name of this semiarid, fairly dry area lies between the Sahara desert and regions to the south that receive more rainfall: 

  1. The Sahel

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  1. In this region in particular, what affects where people live?

  1. Environment

300

  1. What is it called when people use their power for personal gain?

  1. Corruption

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  1. This union consists of 55 member states (countries) located on the continent of Africa. What is the union's name?

  1. African Union (AU)

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  1. What river drains most of Central Africa and is 2,920 miles long?

  1. Congo River

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  1. More and more people in West & Central Africa are moving from where to where in order to find jobs?

  1. rural/country to cities/urban

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  1. What is subsistence farming?

  1. crops for food, people don’t sell them

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  1. What are the African Union's four key factors in order to promote development and fight poverty in Africa?

  1. development of infrastructure

  2. women’s rights

  3. social services

  4. democracy
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  1. This belt of rising air circles the equator and is responsible for the climate patterns in the region

  1. intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)

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  1. What is a landscape of flat grasslands with scattered trees that can survive dry spells?

Savanna

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  1. Colonial borders have split ethnic groups, or combined rival ethnic groups, who have often:

  1. fought for control

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  1. In this region are traditional stories told by writing, or another method?

  1. oral tradition