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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. Farming that produces crops on a large scale






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






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






5. Steep - often jagged cliffs






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






7. Disappearance from the Earth






8. An overthrow of the government


9. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






10. Separation of the races






11. Agriculture conducted at permanent settlements






12. The largest lake in Africa






13. Tamed






14. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






15. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






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






17. Tamed






18. Farming that produces crops on a large scale






19. Dissolve and carry away






20. Tropical grasslands with scattered trees






21. Selling and buying on the Internet






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






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






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






25. Living areas






26. Headed by a male family member






27. One of the world's largest savanna plains






28. Shore or edge in Arabic






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






30. An overthrow of the government


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






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






33. Fractures in the Earth's crust






34. Tourism based on concern for the environment






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






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






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






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






39. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






40. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






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






42. Fractures in the Earth's crust






43. Illegal hunting






44. Common language






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






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






47. Steep - often jagged cliffs






48. Passage where freshwater meets seawater






49. Waterfalls






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