CCDS Africa Test
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Created by:
margaretrossjones on February 21, 2010
Subjects:
Cultures of W. Africa, Mali, GITN Article, Cultures of E. Africa, Ethiopia
Description:
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cultural diversity | a wide variety of cultures |
| kinship | a family relationship |
| nuclear family | parents/kids only |
| extended family | parents/kids/other relatives |
| lineage | group of families from common ancestor |
| clan | group of lineages |
| griot | storyteller, historian for a village or clan |
| matrilineal | traces heritage through female lineage |
| urbanization | moving to cities |
| Sahel | expanded semi-desert, south edge of the Sahara |
| desertification | when fertile land turns to desert |
| overgrazing & drought | 2 causes of desertification |
| overgrazing | killing grass by pulling up by the roots; contributes to increased desertification |
| 1/3 | what fraction of Mali is desert |
| Tombouctou | which city in Mali is a former important crossroad for trade? |
| water | Nomadic Tuareg life is changing due to lack of _________. |
| the UN | who is helping with education and irrigation? |
| Swahili | which language and/or ethnicity is an Arab/African mix |
| heritage | culture from ancestors |
| land ownership | idea introduced by europeans |
| plantations | broken up, given back to natives |
| monastery | where monks train/study |
| Geez | old Ethiopian language no longer spoken |
| Ethiopia | which country was never colonized? |
| Eritrea | which country broke away from ethiopia in a 30-year civil war? |
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