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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. Headed by a male family member






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






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






4. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






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






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






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






8. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






9. Selling and buying on the Internet






10. Crops that are grown and sold for profit






11. Voting rights for all adult citizens






12. The largest lake in Africa






13. Common language






14. Separation of the races






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






16. Steep - often jagged cliffs






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






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






19. Passage where freshwater meets seawater






20. Disappearance from the Earth






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






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






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






24. Agriculture conducted at permanent settlements






25. Dissolve and carry away






26. Hot - dry air






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






28. Movement of people from rural areas to cities






29. A land-management technique that helps protect farmland






30. Farming that produces crops on a large scale






31. Shore or edge in Arabic






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






33. An overthrow of the government


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






35. Shore or edge in Arabic






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






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






38. Selling and buying on the Internet






39. Separation of the races






40. Hot - dry air






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






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






43. Fractures in the Earth's crust






44. Living areas






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






46. Passage where freshwater meets seawater






47. Steep - often jagged cliffs






48. Headed by a male family member






49. Tourism based on concern for the environment






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