Unit 7 Geography Test

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What is a rift valley? what causes them?

A rift Valley is a large depression in the earths surface formed by shifting tectonic plates .

What are the two largest lakes in Africa? What is the largest?

The largest lake is Lake Victoria, and the second largest is lake Tanganyika.

What lake provides hydroelectric power in other benefits to the people of Ghana?

Lake Volta is man-made. Some benefits are hydroelectric power, irrigation for farming, and it provides seafood.

What is a savanna? Largest?

It is a tropical grassland and they cover almost half of Africa with seasonal rains. The largest is Serengeti plain. Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main deserts of southern Africa?

They are the namib desert and the Kalahari desert. Signup and view all the answers

What was the gold for salt trade? Which countries benefited the most? How was it conducted?

It was 7th to 11th century, tran Saharan trade that linked to the Mediterranean economies and demanded gold. The Arabs were rich in salt and the Africans were rich in gold. It led to tremendous wealth for Ghana, Shanghai, and Mali. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Mansa Musa? importance?

He was the most powerful king of Mali. He set up a center of learning in Timbuktu. He expanded Mali empire throughout Africa, and he gave away gold on his pilgrimage to Mecca. Signup and view all the answers

What is darfur? Importance?

It is a western region that holds 1.8 million displaced people. It involved in a conflict between a agrarian non-Arab black African Muslims, and government backed, militias. Signup and view all the answers

What is oral tradition? What does it do?

It is the practice of passing down stories from generation to generation by word-of-mouth. It is evident in folk tales, myths, and proverbs. Signup and view all the answers

Why do scientists consider east Africa to be the origin for all human humankind?

Human bones being found that can be dated back 3.2 million years Signup and view all the answers

Who are the Hutu and Tutsi what happened between them?

The Hutu were a majority in Rwanda and Burundi. Colonial powers favored Tutsi over hutu creating civil war which led to Rwanda genocide in 1994 and hundreds of thousands of Tutsi killed by Hutu. Signup and view all the answers

How was the AIDS epidemic impacted Africa south of the Sahara?

Drug treatments are available and out of 34 million people worldwide with AIDS 23.8 million (70%) are in sub-Saharan Africa. Signup and view all the answers

Who are the Yoruba? Where do they live?

They are one of the largest ethnic groups in all of Africa. They live in Nigeria, Benin and Togo. Yoruba account for more than 29 people in this part of Africa. Signup and view all the answers

What are service centers? What is the purpose of these?

They are convenient business locations for Rural dwellers, who travel there by foot, bus, or boat. Signup and view all the answers

Who are the Bantu? Where did they live?

The established kingdoms of Congo, Luba, and Lawanda. They began settling in areas around CE 800. Signup and view all the answers

What was the middle passage? How did it get its name?

Huge number of people from African interior were sold into slavery. They took a trip across Atlantic ocean as human cargo in a ship hold. Deaths of 6 to 10 million slaves. Signup and view all the answers

Main reasons central Africa was not colonized until 1800 CE?

Malaria is a mosquito spread disease affecting people with flu like symptoms. Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean if a society is patriarchal?

Male led Signup and view all the answers

What is coup d Etat?

An overthrow of the government Signup and view all the answers

What was apartheid? What were the effects of the apartheid laws?

It was the separation of races causing non-white Africans to be denied political rights and equality. They were segregated into communities with substandard housing and few government services. Signup and view all the answers

What does universal suffrage mean? What does it guarantee?

It is the right to vote for all citizens. Nelson Mandela was the first black president in South Africa African history. Signup and view all the answers

What is subsistence farming? What is the difference?

It is small skill agriculture that provides primarily for the needs of the family or village. Signup and view all the answers

What is infrastructure?

It is resources such as train workers, facilities, and equipment to develop natural resources. Signup and view all the answers

What is interdependence?

It is the growing need to be connected to an economically larger nation . Signup and view all the answers

What is carrying capacity?

It is the number of people an area of land can support on a sustained basis. Signup and view all the answers

What is poaching?

It is the illegal hunting of various animals . Signup and view all the answers

What is Eco tourism? What are some examples?

It is parks attracting millions of people from around the world each year. Some examples are Serengeti national Park in Tanzania, Masai Mara in Kenya, and kukum national Park in Ghana. Signup and view all the answers

Rift Valley

A large depression in the Earth's surface formed by shifting tectonic plates.

Largest Lake in Africa

Lake Victoria