Cultural Geography of Africa Answers

Analyze the timelines below and answer the question that follows. Which of the timelines above correctly shows the order of historical events on the African continent?

In much of Africa, the traditional village layout consists of a __________, or a pen for cattle, and the homes that surround it.

West African dance influenced __________, a martial art dance form popular in Brazil.

Archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey found some of the oldest human remains in __________ during the 1950s.

The __________ are Berber descendants who are also known as the “blue people.”

__________ is an official language in every North African country.

Which of the following statements about the San Bushmen is true?

The __________ are nomadic hunter-gatherers who inhabit the Kalahari Desert.

The __________, a seminomadic group, are herder-warriors of the east African plains.

In North Africa, traditional marketplaces in Arab cities are known as __________.

Traditional Maasai society is organized according to __________.

The __________ people are the earliest known inhabitants of Africa's Mediterranean coast.

Unlike many other arts in western and central Africa, __________ typically is done by women.