Africa Key Terms Crossword

all of Africa located below the Sahara; culturally different than northern Africa
farming
food grown in large quantities with the purpose of selling it for profit
most common types of agriculture in Africa; where people grow crops for their families and animals
fertile;refers to land that is good for farming
getting water from its source to where it is needed
relatives who came before
related to the concept of movement but limited to the migration of ideas;the spread of ideas from one region to another
erosion process in parts of Africa, mainly in the Sahel, due to lack of vegetation and drought
the source of many diseases causing lack of safe drinking water, sickness, and death
process of clearing and cutting down trees as well as overgrazing
the process by which a country's wealth increases over time
beliefs, customs, and traditions
people who share a common set of characteristics such as language, physical features, customs, and traditions
people who share a common set of beliefs, normally in a supreme being or supernatural power
religious beliefs that have been practiced for centuries in Africa and are common for many people on the continent; also known as indigenous religions
practice Islam and Christianity also, but a large number still practice traditional beliefs and believe that the Golden Stool came from the heavens
most common religious beliefs are Islam and other traditional beliefs found mostly in eastern countries along the coast of Africa
A general ethnic term describing original groups in Africa which practice traditional beliefs and practice Islam and Christianity