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Unit 9 Test Review. Sub-Saharan Africa. 1. What’s the difference between primary, secondary, tertiary, & quarternary economic activities ?. Primary--uses natural resources directly (like farming) Secondary—uses raw material to make something of better value Tertiary—service industry
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Unit 9 Test Review Sub-Saharan Africa
1. What’s the difference between primary, secondary, tertiary, & quarternary economic activities? • Primary--uses natural resources directly (like farming) • Secondary—uses raw material to make something of better value • Tertiary—service industry • Quarternary—information processing
2. What is the major rainforest of Africa? On what part of the continent is it located? • The Congo • In Central Africa
3. In the Triangular Trade, where were African slaves taken? • Slaves (and their cultures) were taken primarily to North & South America & the Caribbean
4. What is the Sahel? Where is it located? Describe its climate. • Large grassland area bordering the Sahara desert • Semi-arid steppe climate (more rain than a desert)
5. Define genocide. • The systematic killing or intentional destruction of a race or ethnic group
6. Describe reasons for the fighting in Sudan. • Ethnicity, oil, & desertification • Not considered genocide because the fighting was not to kill an entire race.
7. Describe the difference between commercial farming and subsistence farming. • C—growing large amounts to be sold • S—just growing enough for your family
8. Compare the culture of North Africa to the culture of Sub-Saharan Africa. • N—Islamic, speaks Arabic, more developed • S—Many languages, ethnic groups, & religions (Christianity, animism, tribal religions)
9. Do many people move from Sub-Saharan Africa to the northern coast of Africa? Why or why not? • No, there’s a desert in between
10. What is the Great Rift Valley? Where is it located? What created it? • Canyons, volcanoes, & mountains along the east coast of Africa formed by plates colliding and then splitting apart
11. What religion is most common in North Africa? What religions are practiced in Sub-Saharan Africa? • Islam • Christianity, Animism, tribal religions
12. Do most countries in Africa speak one language or multiple languages? What is the cause of this? • Multiple languages • Lots of European cultures influenced Africa during colonization
13. What is Apartheid? How did it affect the people of South Africa? • Separation of the races in South Africa • Leftover from unequal rights and treatment by Europeans
14. What is a natural boundary? What is a man-man made boundary? • N—border made by a landform (river, lake, mountain, etc) • M-imaginary line drawn by leaders (usually a latitude/longitude line
15. What push factors are affecting Sub-Saharan Africa? • War, diseases, poverty, starvation, desertification
16. Is the climate of Sub-Saharan Africa getting more dry or wet? How is this affecting their economies? • Dry, deserts are getting bigger • Natural & desertification • Less crops, more starvation
17. What natural resources are abundant in Sub-Saharan Africa? • Gold, diamonds, oil, freshwater (in Central Africa)
18. What did Europeans think about Africa and its people before they colonized it? • Primitive, wanted them to be more like Europe
19. How do drought conditions affect a nation’s economy? • No food, must buy food from outside sources to avoid starvation or rely on aid
20. What factors affect the climate of Africa? • Wind currents, climate conditions like little rain, latitude/longitude
21. What parts of Africa have the most dense population? Least dense? • Most—West coast, SE coast • Least—North (Sahara)
22. Describe what conditions make an area a desert. • Receives less than 10 in. of rain/year
23. How can Africa increase trade and tourism across the continent? • Increase safety, make travel easier
24. What are the physical characteristics of a place? What are the cultural characteristics of a place? • Physical—landforms • Cultural—people, government, religion, economy, history
25. Are most African nations considered developed or underdeveloped? • underdeveloped
26. What is a pandemic? In what ways can Africa help fight its AIDS epidemic? • A disease that has spread across a country or continent • Education, working together
27. How have Africans adapted to living in the desert? In the rainforest? • D—irrigation • R—using plants for medicine, trees for homes
28. What is the difference between human adaptation and modification of the environment? • A—You adapt your life to fit in the environment (moving when it floods) • M—You modify the land to fit your needs (build a dam so it won’t flood)
29. What factors give a country a high standard of living? • Higher per capita GDP • Fewer health problems
30. What should a nation do to improve a low standard of living? • Improve medical opportunities