Chapter 11 Review: Early Societies of West Africa

What body of water separates Africa from Europe?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Niger River

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

What body of water separates the continent of Africa from South America?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Gulf of Guinea

• Pacific Ocean

What geographic feature covers most of northern Africa?

• Niger River

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Sahara Desert

What river did most west African trading kingdoms settle around?

• Nile River

• Vulga River

• Mali River

• Niger River

I provide fresh water and fish.

I provide fertilizer for the savanna and rain forest.

I have been described as a "highway" by West African traders.

Who am I?

• Mansa Musa

• Muhammad

• The Niger River

• The Yellow River

I am home to animals who like to eat my tall grasses and shrubs.

I usually get enough rainfall to fill my rivers and make farming possible.

Who am I?

• The Sahara Desert

• The Sahel

• The Savanna

• The Rainforest

I get a lot of rain and I am always damp.

I am a source for oil palms, yams, and teak and mahogany trees.

Hidden in me you MAY find Wangaran gold mines.

Who am I?

• The Sahara Desert

• The Sahel

• The Savanna

• The Rainforest

I am home to grazing animals who survive on my low growing grasses, thorny shrubs, and acacia trees.

I get more rain than the desert.

Who am I?

• The Sahara

• The Sahel

• The Savanna

• The Rainforest

I am huge; about 3.5 million square miles.

I am dry and hot.

I provide slabs of salt.

Who am I?

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Arabian

The Nok were the first group to use iron farm tools. Farming was easier, so more _____ was produced and the ________ increased.

• gold - salt

• food - population

• food - camels

• salt - religion