Handwritten Notes

1. What has caused maps of Africa to change
from 1914 to today?




2. Which two countries are divided amongst
the Hutus and the Tutsis?




3. How is the Zambezi River influencing the
region where it is found?




4. Which two physical features make up a large portion of the African continent?




5. Which two features have impeded water
transportation on the African continent?




6. Why are there few harbors on the African
continent?




7. Which occupation is performed by a large
percentage of the African population?




8. What are the two most common types of
agriculture on the African continent?
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9. Name three minerals found in substantial
amounts on the African continent.




10. Name three demographics that are usually
low for African countries.




11. Name three demographics that are usually
high or large for African countries.




12. Describe Africa’s population distribution.




13. How many refugees are in Africa?




14. How many cities have populations over
one million?




15. How do Africans learn their history?




16. Name three countries whose names came
from African kingdoms.




17. Name six things that reflect the diversity of
Africans.



18. Name six things that make up the cultural
landscape of the African continent.




19. Which economic and political alliance is
found on the African continent?




20. Which city developed at a confluence site?




21. Which city developed because of a
Trans-Sahara trade route?




22. Which city developed as a supply station
for ships?

Chapter 22 Notes Worksheet

23. Why does the African continent have few
natural harbors?




24. Where are the arid climate areas found on
the African continent?




25. What is the region south of the Sahara
Desert called?




26. What do most people do for a living in the
Sahel?




27. Which type of climate is found in the Sahel?




28. In which direction is the Sahara Desert
slowly expanding?




28. Which climate type is found south of the
Sahel?




29. Which climate zone is found closest to the
equator?




30. Which Sub-Saharan nation is a member of
OPEC?




31. Name two things that keep Africa’s resources from being fully developed.





32. Which nation is the world’s leading
producer of cocoa beans?




33. What was one of the earliest kingdoms in
Africa?




34. Which kingdom replaced Ghana as the most powerful?




35. What are three results of the borders drawn
by the Europeans?







36. How many different languages are spoken
in Africa?




37. Where do most Africans live?




38. What do most Africans rely on to survive?




39. Which word best describes Africa’s literacy
rates?




40. List three reasons why Africa is a region of
developing countries.







41. Why must most African countries export
their raw materials rather than manufacture
them themselves?




42. What has rapid urban population growth led
to African cities?




43. Where do many African city-dwellers live?
44. Name five issues and challenges facing the
countries of Africa.

Chapter 23 Notes Worksheet

45. Which two rivers meet at Khartoum, Sudan?



46. What are the two major influences on
Africa’s climates?




47. Why does little evidence remain of Africa’s
earliest cultures?




48. Countries from which continent colonized
Africa?




49. What are three effects of the boundaries
drawn by the Europeans?





50. How many different ethnic groups live on
the African continent?




51. What are three different religions found on
the African continent?




52. What are the basis of economies in East
Africa?


53. What are five important food crops grown
in Africa?




54. What are four important cash crops grown
in Africa?




55. What are two reasons that progress is slow
in East Africa?




56. What does Nairobi, Kenya, have within its
city limits?



57. What are things common in African cities?




58. Why is Sudan being torn apart by war?




59. What is genocide?

Chapter 24 Notes Worksheet

60. What is an escarpment?




61. Of what is the Zambezi River a source?



62. What can’t large ships sail upriver to the
interior of Africa?


63. Name a powerful kingdom found in southern Africa.
64. On which languages do African governments often rely?



65. Name three religions practiced in southern
Africa.



66. Where do most southern Africans still live?



67. What is the most common economic activity
in southern Africa?



68. Most farmers are __________ farmers.



69. What does South Africa produce more of
than any other country?




70. Botswana is one of the largest producers of
__________.



71. To what do tourists travel in southern Africa?

Glossary

72. What is slash-and-burn agriculture?




73. What is a plantation?




74. What is infrastructure?