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Map 1 – African climate and its impact on development

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1
In what climate area is Egypt?
A)rainforest
B)mountain range/high plateau
C)savannah/steppe
D)desert
2
In what climate area is Lake Chad?
A)rainforest
B)mountain range/high plateau
C)savannah/steppe
D)desert
3
In what climate area is most of the Limpopo River found?
A)rainforest
B)mountain range/high plateau
C)savannah/steppe
D)desert
4
Where would you find a major rift valley?
A)Western Sudan
B)Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
C)Nubia/Kush
D)along the Niger River
5
Which of the following falls inside the limit of the African rain forest?
A)Lake Chad
B)the Zambezi River
C)the Kongo (Zaire) River
D)Mt. Kilimanjaro

Map 2 – Trans-Saharan trade routes



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Which of the following was NOT among the trans-Saharan trading states?
A)Jenne
B)Songhay
C)Akan
D)Hausa
7
What trading state was found furthest east on the African continent?
A)Songhay
B)Akan
C)Ethiopia
D)Ghana
8
What trading center was on the shore of Lake Chad?
A)Bamako
B)Timbuktu
C)Daima
D)Gao
9
Which of the following was NOT a stop on the trans-Saharan trade route?
A)Meroe
B)Taghaza
C)Walata
D)Sijilmassa
10
Where was the trading state of Cyrenaica located?
A)on the western coast
B)on the northeastern coast, along the Mediterranean
C)in the midst of the Sahara
D)along the shores of Lake Chad

Map 3 – West Africa river system



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Which of the following peoples were found along the Windward Coast?
A)Ibo
B)Mende
C)Bambara
D)Mbundu
12
Which river empties into the Gulf of Guinea, along the Slave Coast, near the Bight of Benin?
A)Niger
B)Gambia
C)Senegal
D)Congo
13
Which of the following peoples were found along the Gold Coast?
A)Malinke
B)Baga
C)Ijebu
D)Senufo
14
Which of the following peoples were found near the Kwanzaa River?
A)Mbundu
B)Ashanti
C)Fanti
D)Bobo
15
Where were the Dahomey peoples found?
A)slightly inland from the Gold Coast
B)along the Congo River
C)along the Windward Coast
D)far inland, near Lake Chad







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