Download Warm Up: Define the following

•Continent
•Equator
•Tropical
•Plain
•Savanna
•Rain
Forest
•Desert
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Continent – one of seven large land masses of the earth
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Equator – an imaginary line around the Earth, halfway between the
North and South poles
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Tropical – a warm, rainy area near the equator
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Plain – a large, flat area of land
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Savanna – large area of grassy plains with small shrubs
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Rain Forest – area of great rainfall, tall evergreen trees
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Desert – an area where almost no rain falls, where almost nothing grows,
and no one lives permanently
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In what vegetation region do most African animals graze?
What landform covers most of Africa?
What geographic feature in Africa was formed as a result of the pulling apart of
tectonic plates?
What are the Kalahari and Namib?
What is the semiarid region in Africa that borders the Sahara and the savanna?
6. What are two causes of desertification in Mali?
7. Why are the many rivers of Africa ineffective for transporting
goods?
8. Shifting agriculture and overgrazing have resulted in which
condition in Africa?
9. What physical characteristics in Africa contribute to its great
potential for hydroelectricity?
10. Which city was a central point in the Trans-Saharan trade
route system?
11. What made the trade possible that that
led to the wealth of Ghana, Mali, and
Songhai?
12. How did the locations of cities in the
West African empires of Ghana and Mali
influence their growth?
13. What were the most important/popular
trade products of the West African trade
kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai?
14. In traditional sub-Saharan African
religions, how do people seek good
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Why is oral tradition important in African cultures?
What is a Griot’s role in West African society?
What had West African civilizations developed before
they had contact with Europeans?
What was a significant effect of Mansa Musa’s
pilgrimage to Mecca?
What language was created from traditional African
languages and Arabic in the southeast city-states in
Africa?