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






3. Common language






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






5. Shore or edge in Arabic






6. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






7. Waterfalls






8. Headed by a male family member






9. Illegal hunting






10. Disposal of waste products






11. Selling and buying on the Internet






12. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






13. Voting rights for all adult citizens






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






15. One of the world's largest savanna plains






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






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






18. Agriculture conducted at permanent settlements






19. Common language






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






21. Separation of the races






22. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






23. Tourism based on concern for the environment






24. Living areas






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






26. Disposal of waste products






27. Tropical grasslands with scattered trees






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






29. Agriculture conducted at permanent settlements






30. Dissolve and carry away






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






32. Farming that produces crops on a large scale






33. Selling and buying on the Internet






34. Farming that produces crops on a large scale






35. Disappearance from the Earth






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






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






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






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






40. Tourism based on concern for the environment






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






42. Steep - often jagged cliffs






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






44. Passage where freshwater meets seawater






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






46. Voting rights for all adult citizens






47. Fractures in the Earth's crust






48. Tamed






49. Tamed






50. One of the world's largest savanna plains