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Cultural Geography of Africa — Unit test Answers

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Desert locusts are devastating to agriculture because __________.

A
they eat insects that play important roles in maintaining crop health
B
small swarms can eat the same amount of vegetation in one day as an elephant
C
they require massive pesticide use that also harms or destroys crops
D
they create dust storms that blanket crops under desert sands
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Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Photo by Marc van der Chijs Africa’s largest mountain, __________, is located in eastern Africa.

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A
Mt. Denali
B
Mt. Cameroon
C
Mt. Kenya
D
Mt. Kilimanjaro
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In North Africa, traditional marketplaces in Arab cities are known as __________.

A
casbahs
B
kente
C
kraals
D
souks
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Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Photo by Markv The __________ River flows into the Dead Sea and is an important source of irrigation water.

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A
Tigris
B
Euphrates
C
Jordan
D
Shatt al-Arab
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The __________, a seminomadic group, are herder-warriors of the east African plains.

A
Maasai
B
San Bushmen
C
Ga
D
Zulu
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Located near Africa’s coasts and rifts, __________ are steep slopes and cliffsides that are caused by erosion.

A
basins
B
aquifers
C
steppes
D
escarpments
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The __________ are Berber descendants who are also known as the “blue people.”

A
Bedouin
B
San Bushmen
C
Dogon
D
Tuareg
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Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Photo by Shawn Allen The __________ Desert, located in northern Africa, is the largest desert in the world.

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A
Namib
B
Kalahari
C
Sahara
D
Gobi
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Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of NASA Which of the following seas, labeled with the arrow on the map above, separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa and is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal?

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A
the Arabian Sea
B
the Red Sea
C
the Caspian Sea
D
the Black Sea
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__________ describes a Jewish nationalist movement to create a Jewish homeland.

A
Zionism
B
Sharia
C
Yom Kippur
D
PLO

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