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Unit 9 Thinkers

Unit 9 Thinkers. Underdeveloped nations are likely involved in what type of economic activity ? Answer: Primary What was a lasting effect of the slave trade of the 16 th and 17 th centuries ? Answer: Cultural diffusion of African society to the new world

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Unit 9 Thinkers

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  1. Unit 9 Thinkers Underdeveloped nations are likely involved in what type of economic activity? Answer: Primary What was a lasting effect of the slave trade of the 16th and 17th centuries? Answer: Cultural diffusion of African society to the new world What is Genocide? Answer: The targeting of specific group for mass killing

  2. Unit 9 Thinkers 4. How is the region of Sub-Saharan Africa distinct from North Africa? Answer: North Africa is Arabian in culture and they differ with language, religion, ethnicity and customs 5. Animism in Africa can best be described as — Answer: The belief that all natural occurring object have spirits/souls. Animals and wildlife 6. How are the lasting effects of apartheid still evident in South Africa? Answer: White South Africans hold higher paying jobs and have better access to education.

  3. Unit 9 Thinkers • 7. How does the Sahara influence migration patterns in Africa? Answer: There is very little migration across the Sahara from North to South • 8. Which physical process is responsible for the creation of rift valleys in Sub-Saharan Africa? Answer: Tectonic plate movement • 9. Which African country still has many of the cultural traits of its former British colonial rulers? • Answer: South Africa

  4. Unit 9 thinkers • 10. What attracted entrepreneurs to sub-Saharan Africa? Answer: Gold and precious metals, Oil and Gas Reserves but not technology industries • 11. How did the Europeans view the culture and religions of Africa in the 19th century? • Answer: very primitive and incapable of handling their own natural resources • 12. The primary influences on the climates of Africa are what? Answer: Winds and Latitude

  5. Unit 9 Thinkers • 13. Where would an immigrant to Africa most likely find work in the forestry industry? Answer: Central Africa • 14. Characteristics of the Sahel are best described as — Answer: Grassland that has been overgrazed and is shrinking in size 15. How would the people of Darfur view the Sudanese government? Answer: Pro-Arab and against the people of Darfur

  6. Unit 9 Thinkers 16. As the Sub-Saharan region becomes more and more arid, how will it likely affect people attempting to meet their basic needs? Answer: People will have to learn to survive on less food or migrate to another area 17. What contribution by colonial powers in Africa has aided tourism and travel? Answer: It put into place most of the countries infrastructure of highway and rail systems. 18. A country’s character is developed due to its what? Culture, History, Economy, and Social Structure

  7. Unit 9 Thinkers • 19. What are the main reasons for migration and emigration? Answer: Famine, Disease, and Conflicts • 20. Women in rural areas of Africa are usually • involved in what type of occupations? Answer: Subsistence Agriculture. • 21. What is population density? Number of people located in a set area such as square miles.

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