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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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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Convenient business locations for rural dwellers who travel there by foot - bus - or boat






2. Living areas






3. Illegal hunting






4. One of the world's largest savanna plains






5. The world's largest producer of gold (country)






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






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






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






9. Tamed






10. Shore or edge in Arabic






11. Small-scale agriculture that provides primarily for the needs of a family or village






12. Steep - often jagged cliffs






13. Separation of the races






14. Tropical grasslands with scattered trees






15. Hot - dry air






16. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






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






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






19. Living areas






20. Steep - often jagged cliffs






21. Passage where freshwater meets seawater






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






23. Dissolve and carry away






24. The largest lake in Africa






25. Selling and buying on the Internet






26. Fractures in the Earth's crust






27. Dissolve and carry away






28. Separation of the races






29. Waterfalls






30. The world's largest producer of gold (country)






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






32. Tamed






33. Voting rights for all adult citizens






34. Disposal of waste products






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






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






37. Fractures in the Earth's crust






38. An overthrow of the government


39. Agriculture conducted at permanent settlements






40. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






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






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






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






44. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






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






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






47. Farming that produces crops on a large scale






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






49. The largest lake in Africa






50. A triangular section of land formed by sand and silt carried downriver