WORLD GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 20 REVIEW
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Animist
The Transition Zone transitions between the Islamic cultures of the north and the Christian and
___ cultures of the south.. believe that nature and other objects have spirits
Lake Chad
Once one of the largest wetlands in Africa, the northern section of ___ dried up during a drought
in the 1970s.
Steppe
The Transition Zone's "coastline" of vegetation at the edge of the desert marks the region's
transition from desert lowland to elevated plateaus typical of ___ topography
Volta
The damming of the ___ in the 1960s created a huge human-made lake in Ghana
Senegal
The drainage basin of the ___ encompasses over 170,000 square miles (450,000 sq. km.) and is
managed by multi-country organization.
Shore
The Arabic word Sahel means
It is a hot, dry wind that rids the air of its humidity
Why do residents of the Sahel welcome the harmattan?
narrow band
The Sahel is a ___ of vegetation that stretches 3,700 miles (6,000 km) from the Atlantic Ocean to
the Indian Ocean.
low-growing grasses, shrubs, and acacia and baobab trees
The vegetation of the Sahel is
4 to 8 inches
the average annual rainfall in the Sahel is
Songhai
A trading empire in the western part of the Transition Zone during the 15th century that was
overtaken by the Moroccans
, Axum
a trading empire in Ethiopia from about AD 100 to AD 77
Mansa Musa
the ruler of an empire in the Transition Zone who gained fame for his pilgrimage to Makkah
Mali
a trading empire in the western part of the Transition Zone that flourished and spread Islam from
the 13-16th century
Kush
an African empire that controlled Egyptian territory from about 2000 BC to about 1500 BC in
what is now Sudan
Sudan
A decades-long conflict between south and north ___ killed about 300,000 people
Is rapidly growing
the population of the Transition Zone
Extended families headed by a male family member
Most people in the transition Zone live in
Grows crops primarily to feed his or her family, selling any small surplus
In Subsistence farming, a farmer
Most countries kept the boundaries created by colonial rulers
Which statement about post-colonial Africa is true?
True
Changes in demand and climate have decreased the availability of water in the Lake Chad Basin
(T/F)
False
Humanitarian aid that poured into the region following the drought of the mid-20th century
resulted in beneficial water management practices (T/F)
True
Better water management will help to increase food security and reduce poverty (T/F)
False
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Animist
The Transition Zone transitions between the Islamic cultures of the north and the Christian and
___ cultures of the south.. believe that nature and other objects have spirits
Lake Chad
Once one of the largest wetlands in Africa, the northern section of ___ dried up during a drought
in the 1970s.
Steppe
The Transition Zone's "coastline" of vegetation at the edge of the desert marks the region's
transition from desert lowland to elevated plateaus typical of ___ topography
Volta
The damming of the ___ in the 1960s created a huge human-made lake in Ghana
Senegal
The drainage basin of the ___ encompasses over 170,000 square miles (450,000 sq. km.) and is
managed by multi-country organization.
Shore
The Arabic word Sahel means
It is a hot, dry wind that rids the air of its humidity
Why do residents of the Sahel welcome the harmattan?
narrow band
The Sahel is a ___ of vegetation that stretches 3,700 miles (6,000 km) from the Atlantic Ocean to
the Indian Ocean.
low-growing grasses, shrubs, and acacia and baobab trees
The vegetation of the Sahel is
4 to 8 inches
the average annual rainfall in the Sahel is
Songhai
A trading empire in the western part of the Transition Zone during the 15th century that was
overtaken by the Moroccans
, Axum
a trading empire in Ethiopia from about AD 100 to AD 77
Mansa Musa
the ruler of an empire in the Transition Zone who gained fame for his pilgrimage to Makkah
Mali
a trading empire in the western part of the Transition Zone that flourished and spread Islam from
the 13-16th century
Kush
an African empire that controlled Egyptian territory from about 2000 BC to about 1500 BC in
what is now Sudan
Sudan
A decades-long conflict between south and north ___ killed about 300,000 people
Is rapidly growing
the population of the Transition Zone
Extended families headed by a male family member
Most people in the transition Zone live in
Grows crops primarily to feed his or her family, selling any small surplus
In Subsistence farming, a farmer
Most countries kept the boundaries created by colonial rulers
Which statement about post-colonial Africa is true?
True
Changes in demand and climate have decreased the availability of water in the Lake Chad Basin
(T/F)
False
Humanitarian aid that poured into the region following the drought of the mid-20th century
resulted in beneficial water management practices (T/F)
True
Better water management will help to increase food security and reduce poverty (T/F)
False
