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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. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






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






3. Disposal of waste products






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






5. Tamed






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






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






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






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






10. The largest lake in Africa






11. An overthrow of the government

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12. One of the world's largest savanna plains






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






14. Dissolve and carry away






15. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






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






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






18. One of the world's largest savanna plains






19. Disappearance from the Earth






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






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






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






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






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






25. The largest lake in Africa






26. Steep - often jagged cliffs






27. Tourism based on concern for the environment






28. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






29. Common language






30. Shore or edge in Arabic






31. Fractures in the Earth's crust






32. Farming that produces crops on a large scale






33. Hot - dry air






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






35. Headed by a male family member






36. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






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






38. Selling and buying on the Internet






39. An overthrow of the government

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40. Passage where freshwater meets seawater






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






42. Selling and buying on the Internet






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






44. Illegal hunting






45. Tropical grasslands with scattered trees






46. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






47. Agriculture conducted at permanent settlements






48. Waterfalls






49. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






50. Dissolve and carry away