Africa Population and Trade

Which definition best matches the term population?

• A measurement of people for a specific area
• All the inhabitants of a particular area
• human beings in general
• the increase in the number of people in a particular area

The area indicated with the red arrow has a very low population density because it

• floods annually.

• is dominated by desert.

• has been plagued by invasion.

• is prone to outbreaks of disease.

Which African region has been negatively affected by commercial logging, excessive fuel wood consumption, and slash and burn farming techniques?

• the Sahel

• the Sahara

• the savanna

• the rainforest

Some farmers survive on subsistence farming; People depend on animal herding to make a living; People are semi-nomadic as they settle in one place until the water and grasses for grazing disappear

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savana

• Tropical rain forest

In which region are some of Africa's most populated cities located?

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Tropical Rainforest

How are companies in the African Tropical Rainforest involved in trade?

• They harvest rare and valuable wood that is sold around the world.

• They do not want to cut down rare and valuable wood, so they fish instead.

• The Congo River has too many snakes for companies to ship logs down the river.

• The Congo River is a great place to swim.

This kind of farming provides for the basic needs of the farmer’s family, with little or nothing left over to sell-

• desertification
• deforestation
• subsistence 
• Irrigation

___________is the most popular mode of transportation for people all across Africa

• cars and trucks
• airplanes
• trains
• walking 

This region has two seasons- a wet season and a dry season

• Sahara
• Sahel
• Savanna
• Tropical Rainforest

Which statement about the population of the Sahara is correct?

• Most people living in the Sahara work in the mining industry.

• Most people living in the Sahara live in highly dense urban centers.

• Most people living in the Sahara are nomadic

• Most people living in the Sahara work in the logging industry.