Political and physical regions:
• 1. What is separated from the coast by the
Atlas Mountains?
• 2. What describes the Sahara Desert?
• 3. Where is the African Sahel located?
Political and physical regions:
• 4. What major river in Africa is sometimes
referred to as the “Oil Delta”?
• 5. What is the largest lake in Africa?
Political and physical regions:
• 6. This river flows northward over 4,000 miles
until it reaches the Mediterranean Sea; what
is this river?
• 7. What is a major threat the African
rainforest today?
• 8. How would one describe the savanna
region of Africa?
Political and physical regions:
• 9. What African region is located in the
middle of the continent close to the equator?
• 10. Oil reserves make up a large portion of
what country’s potential wealth?
Political and physical regions:
• 11. The _______________Desert is located
just north of South Africa.
• 12. ________________ River flows through
the largest rainforest in Africa.
Environmental Issues
• 13. The Congo River flows through Africa’s
largest ___________________.
• 14. ___________________________ is the
process of the desert expanding into areas
that had formerly been farmland.
• 15. ___________________________ is the
destruction of trees and other vegetation.
Impact of Location, climate, and
physical characteristics
• 16. What is a nomad?
• 17. What were two of the most important
trade goods carried across the Sahara Desert
by camel caravan?
Ethnic Groups
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18. What is an ethnic group?
People who chare cultural ideas and beliefs.
19. What is a religious group?
People who share a belief system in a god or gods
with a specific set of rituals and literature.
• 20. Why did the Arabs come to Africa? What
religion did they bring with them?
• Muslim armies arrived bringing traders and
scholars. They brought Islam (Muslim).
Ethnic Groups
• 21. Which areas are home to large Arab
populations today?
• Found throughout Africa. The majority are
along the Mediterranean Sea and Indian
Ocean’s Coast
• 22. In which countries are the Ashanti found?
• Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Togo
Ethnic Groups
• 23.What do the Ashanti believe about the Golden Stool?
Why is it important in the Ashanti culture?
• It symbolizes Ashanti Power. As long as Golden Stool
remains in Ashanti King’s hands they will remain in power.
• 24. Aside from traditional religion, what two other
religions do the Ashanti practice?
• Christianity and Islam
• 25. Why do over 60 million people in central and southern
Africa speak Bantu-based languages?
• Bantu people migrated in waves from Sahara Desert to
Central and Southern Africa bringing their language with
them.
Ethnic Groups
• 26. Where do you find the Swahili people in
Africa?
• The East Coast or Kenya, Tanzania, &
Mozambique
• 27. Why are the Swahili considered a mixedethnic group?
• Claim ancestors in Africa, Persia, and Arabia
• 28. What is the main religion of the Swahili?
• Muslim (Islam)
• 29. Approximately how any different languages
are Bantu based?
• 650
• 30. Why do most Arab Africans speak the Arabic
Language?
• They must be able read the Quran which is
written in Arabic
• 31. What language do the Ashanti, Arab, Bantu,
and Swahili people speak?
• Ashanti – Twi, Bantu – Bantu, Arab – Arabic,
Swahili - Swahili