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Where did the Bantu migration originate?
Southern West Africa
What was its/their time frame?
From Mid 2nd millennium BCE to around before 1500 CE
What two technologies and skills are listed as brought by the Bantu?
1- high yied crops 2- iron working
All of the African continent south of which two countries was dominated by the Bantu?
South of a line crossing from southern nigeria to kenya.
What were the two exceptions
South Africa & The namibian desert.
How many languages based on the migrations are spoken in that area?
500 languages.
Which river and which three modern-day countries were the homelad of the Bantu?
Niger River → modern day nigeria,cameroon,& gabon.
What two types of tools did they use?
Stone & iron tools.
One of the great african lakes and which geographic direction of africa is that region located?
lake victoria → east.
define lexicostatistics
the study of linguistics
identify four possible reasons for the bantu migrations.
overpopulation,epidemics,famine,increased comeptition for local resources.
on which coast of africa is the swahili coast?
east.
Traders from which two middle eastern places interacted with african people and helped create the swahili coast culture?
muslim traders from arabia & persia.
list of two of the four modern day southern African countries that are connected to the third wave of bantu migration
zimbabwe & botswana
indentify two ways bantu migrants learned from indigenous peoples.
cultivation of grain crops, fishing techniques
list two social/cultural effects of bantu migration.
the spread of bantu & bantu related languages, the retreat of some indigenous peoples to more remote areas.
list two environmental/technology effects of the Bantu migrations.
the spread of agricultural tools/techniques, the spread of iron-smelting & smithing technology.
List one political effect of the Bantu migrations.
their superior technology encouraged local people to accept bantu leadership.
which two specific foods are listed as accompanying the bantu migrations?
plantain bananas and yams
what four bodies of water are on the sides of africa?
mediterranean sea, red sea, indian ocean, atlantic ocean.
name the 8 geographic regions of africa based on the article
the sahara, the ethiopian highlands, the swahili coast, the african great lakes, the sahel, savannas, rainforests, southern africa.
what percent of african land is the sahara desert
25%
define ergs, and note what is produced as a major industry.
sand dunes - large quantities of salt.
which two countries are mostly covered by ergs.
algeria, and libya
define regs:
plains of sand and gravel
define hamadas:
elevated plateaus of rock and stone.
define oases:
hub of water in the desert.
name two mountain ranges that can be considered hamadas:
atlas mountains, tibetsi mountains.
choose any two of the kidneys of jerboa, the dromedary camel, the scorpian and describe them
the kidneys of jerboa: a type of rodent. dromedary camel: conserves water by changing its body temperature so it dosent sweat.
the sahel stretches how many miles between which two countries?
3,300 miles from senegal to sudan.
which process is happening the sahel as a result of drought, deforestation, and agriculture
its fertile land is slowly becoming desert.
what is the most common animal in the sahel?
the senegal gerbil.
name either two trees from the sahel or a prickly grass and creature that eats it:
cram-cram which is eaten by zebu cattle.
the ethiopian highlands began to form how many years ago?
75 million years ago.
which endangered animal in ethiopia has issues with disease and being hunted?
walia ibex
what is africans only indigenous rose?
the ethiopian rose.
which type of habitat covers half of africa? what is the most well known?
the savannas (or grasslands). the most well known are the seregenthi plants.
list four large mammals native of the sahara:
lions, hyenas, zebras, giraffes
the swahili coast streches how many miles along which which three countries?
1800 miles across kenya, mozambique, and tanzania.
which island off the coast of tanzania has been a center of trade.
island of kilwa kisiwani.
in which habitat is the golden rumped elephant shrew found. what animal does it eat?
in the sandy swahili desert, it eats insects.
the rain forests of africa can be described as?
very diverse in terms of animals/
what percent of plants in the african rain forest have been identified?
10%
name two groups who have lived off of africa’s forest resources?
twa and the baka.
name six of the ten countries that surround the great rift valley.
zambia, uganda, mozambique, tanzania, rwanda, ethiopia.
what is the largest lake in africa? what river begins there?
lake victoria, the nile river begins there.
africas tallest mountain?
mount kilimanjaro
define impala and the springbok:
impala: a type of deer, springbok: a type of gazelle
name the capital of five african countries:
addis ababa (ethiopia), windhoek (namibia), tunis city (tunisia), algiers (algeria), cairo (egypt)
