Unit 8: Sub-Saharan Africa

What is a plateau?

• A raised area of relatively level land

• A flat grassland with scattered trees

• A semiarid region south of the Sahara Desert

• A series of steep-walled valleys

What did the apartheid laws in South Africa require?

• Integration of races

• Segregation of races

• Equal rights for all

• Freedom of speech

Where is the Sahel located?

• North of the Sahara Desert

• South of the Sahara Desert

• In the Great Rift Valley

• In the Amazon Rainforest

What is desertification?

• The process by which an area becomes a desert

• The process of planting trees in a desert

• The process of creating oases

• The process of increasing rainfall

What is a savanna?

• A flat grassland in a tropical or subtropical region with scattered trees and shrubs

• A dense forest with high rainfall

• A desert with sand dunes

• A mountainous region with snow

What is the Great Rift Valley?

• A series of broad, steep-walled valleys that stretch from the Red Sea to Mozambique

• A large desert in Africa

• A mountain range in South America

• A river in Europe

Who was Nelson Mandela?

• A famous scientist

• A South African leader who fought against apartheid

• A musician from Africa

• A king of an ancient African empire

What is colonization?

• The act of invading and taking over another area and introducing new cultural practices

• The process of forming a new government

• The act of building new cities

• The process of creating new languages

What does "sub-Saharan" refer to?

• The area north of the Sahara Desert

• The area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara Desert

• The area around the Nile River

• The area in the Middle East

What is famine?

• An extreme scarcity (lack of) food

• A period of heavy rainfall

• A time of great wealth

• A celebration of harvest