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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. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






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






5. Waterfalls






6. Fractures in the Earth's crust






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






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






9. Farming that produces crops on a large scale






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






11. Disappearance from the Earth






12. Disappearance from the Earth






13. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






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






15. The largest lake in Africa






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






17. Dissolve and carry away






18. Common language






19. Shore or edge in Arabic






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






21. Common language






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






23. Waterfalls






24. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






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






26. Hot - dry air






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






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






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






30. Illegal hunting






31. Voting rights for all adult citizens






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






33. Living areas






34. Disposal of waste products






35. Tourism based on concern for the environment






36. Tourism based on concern for the environment






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






38. One of the world's largest savanna plains






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






40. The largest lake in Africa






41. Tamed






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






43. Selling and buying on the Internet






44. Steep - often jagged cliffs






45. Illegal hunting






46. Dissolve and carry away






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






48. Tropical grasslands with scattered trees






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






50. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland