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






3. Voting rights for all adult citizens






4. Passage where freshwater meets seawater






5. Selling and buying on the Internet






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






7. Headed by a male family member






8. Tamed






9. Waterfalls






10. Shore or edge in Arabic






11. Steep - often jagged cliffs






12. Disappearance from the Earth






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






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






15. One of the world's largest savanna plains






16. Separation of the races






17. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






18. Illegal hunting






19. Fractures in the Earth's crust






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






21. The largest lake in Africa






22. Farming that produces crops on a large scale






23. Tamed






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






25. Tourism based on concern for the environment






26. Illegal hunting






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






28. Agriculture conducted at permanent settlements






29. Agriculture conducted at permanent settlements






30. Voting rights for all adult citizens






31. Dissolve and carry away






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






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






34. Separation of the races






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






36. Disappearance from the Earth






37. The largest lake in Africa






38. Hot - dry air






39. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






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






41. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






42. Disposal of waste products






43. Tropical grasslands with scattered trees






44. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






45. Fractures in the Earth's crust






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






47. Tropical grasslands with scattered trees






48. Selling and buying on the Internet






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






50. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland