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World Cultures Africa South Of The Sahara

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The number of people an area of land can support on a sustained basis






2. A simplified speech used among people who speak different languages






3. Family structure made up of husband - wife - and children






4. Fractures in the Earth's crust






5. Common language






6. Hot - dry air






7. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






8. Natural wonder that stretches from Syria to Mozambique in southeastern Africa






9. Living areas






10. Headed by a male family member






11. Shore or edge in Arabic






12. Family structure made up of husband - wife - and children






13. Separation of the races






14. The number of people an area of land can support on a sustained basis






15. Occurs when long periods of drought and land use destroy the vegetation






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






17. A simplified speech used among people who speak different languages






18. Illegal hunting






19. An overthrow of the government


20. Voting rights for all adult citizens






21. Common language






22. One of the world's largest savanna plains






23. Disappearance from the Earth






24. Waterfalls






25. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






26. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






27. Shore or edge in Arabic






28. Agriculture conducted at permanent settlements






29. Illegal hunting






30. A method in which farmers move every one to three years to find better soil






31. Living areas






32. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






33. Tropical grasslands with scattered trees






34. Tropical grasslands with scattered trees






35. Separation of the races






36. One of the world's largest savanna plains






37. The largest lake in Africa






38. Convenient business locations for rural dwellers who travel there by foot - bus - or boat






39. Headed by a male family member






40. One of the deepest and longest freshwater lakes in the world






41. Passage where freshwater meets seawater






42. Large groups of people descended from an early common ancestor






43. Disappearance from the Earth






44. Tamed






45. Selling and buying on the Internet






46. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






47. Steep - often jagged cliffs






48. Occurs when long periods of drought and land use destroy the vegetation






49. The practice of passing down stories from generation to generation by word of mouth






50. Convenient business locations for rural dwellers who travel there by foot - bus - or boat