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






2. Selling and buying on the Internet






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






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






5. Steep - often jagged cliffs






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






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






8. Headed by a male family member






9. Living areas






10. An overthrow of the government


11. Shore or edge in Arabic






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






13. Waterfalls






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






15. Passage where freshwater meets seawater






16. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






17. Tourism based on concern for the environment






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






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






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






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






22. Tourism based on concern for the environment






23. Tamed






24. Selling and buying on the Internet






25. Disposal of waste products






26. Passage where freshwater meets seawater






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






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






29. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






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






31. Disappearance from the Earth






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






33. Common language






34. The largest lake in Africa






35. Farming that produces crops on a large scale






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






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






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






39. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






40. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






41. Dissolve and carry away






42. Hot - dry air






43. Illegal hunting






44. Disappearance from the Earth






45. Dissolve and carry away






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






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






48. An overthrow of the government


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






50. The largest lake in Africa