Geography Final   Sub-Saharan Africa is what? The population of Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by The AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa is

1. The population of Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by

large families

2. The AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa is....

particularly concentrated among the working age segment of the population

3. What is the term for a social unit in SS Africa that is typically smaller than a tribe or ethnic group, but larger than a family, based on descent from a common ancestor?

clan

4. In what category are indigneous African religion generally placed?

animist

5. In what SS Africa country has a civil war occurred in its Darfur region?

Sudan

6. What language began as a trade language in SS Africa and is now the most widely used language in the region?

Swahili

7. Which of the following countries did NOT receive African territory in the Berlin Conference?

US

8. European colonization was effective throughout SS Africa, with the exception of one country. What was that exception?

Ethiopia

9. What was the first European country to have extensive contact with SS Africa?

Portugal

10. By what name is the region of Southeast Asia and Northern Africa commonly known by?

Middle East