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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The largest lake in Africa






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






3. Tamed






4. Selling and buying on the Internet






5. Common language






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






7. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






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






9. An overthrow of the government


10. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






11. Fractures in the Earth's crust






12. An overthrow of the government


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






14. The largest lake in Africa






15. Dissolve and carry away






16. One of the world's largest savanna plains






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






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






19. Tourism based on concern for the environment






20. Hot - dry air






21. Agriculture conducted at permanent settlements






22. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






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






24. Steep - often jagged cliffs






25. Disposal of waste products






26. Voting rights for all adult citizens






27. Shore or edge in Arabic






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






29. Living areas






30. Separation of the races






31. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






32. Voting rights for all adult citizens






33. Tropical grasslands with scattered trees






34. Dissolve and carry away






35. Waterfalls






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






37. Hot - dry air






38. Headed by a male family member






39. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






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






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






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






43. Disappearance from the Earth






44. Common language






45. Tropical grasslands with scattered trees






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






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






48. Illegal hunting






49. Headed by a male family member






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