African Geography and History: Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of African American History

Download African Geography and History: Terms and Definitions and more Quizzes African American History in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Know which countries were never colonized DEFINITION 1 Liberia-settled by African American former slavesEthiopia- successfully resisted colonization by Italy TERM 2 Lingua franca DEFINITION 2 a bridge languageused to communicate between people who don't share a native language TERM 3 Mother tongue DEFINITION 3 the first langue acquired by a child at home-native language TERM 4 Largest and smallest country DEFINITION 4 Largest: algeriaSmallest: Seychelles TERM 5 Major rivers DEFINITION 5 Nile, Congo, Niger, Zambei, Orange, Senegal, and Limpopo- drain tectonic basins TERM 6 Major Lakes DEFINITION 6 Lake Victoria-between rift zonesLake Tanganyika-2nd deepest in the world TERM 7 Major internal drainage basins DEFINITION 7 The Okavanga Delta in southern africaThe Niger Basin-center of african civilizationThe Chad basin-supports large fishing population TERM 8 Mountain Ranges DEFINITION 8 Atlas mountainsEthiopian Highlands TERM 9 Deserts DEFINITION 9 The Sahara- world's largest desertNamib TERM 10 State the reason for the Transatlantic slave trade DEFINITION 10 establishment of mines and plantationsthe need for labourthe story of Ham and the history of racebegan around the 15th centuryAfricans were excellent workersvery cheap to purchase and generated much profitas kingdoms grew, captives were converted into slavesafrican rulers traded slaves for guns or precious metals