Pastoralists of Africa

Q. Which of the following is home to the Somali pastoral community?

1. East Africa
2. South Africa
3. North Africa
4. West Africa

Q. Which of the following factors make agriculture difficult in Africa?

1. High rainfall and high temperatures
2. Low rainfall and high temperatures
3. Low rainfall and low temperatures
4. High rainfall and low temperatures

Q.

How many Africans depend on some form of pastoral activity for their livelihood?

1. They do not depend on pastoral activity for their livelihood.

2. Over 22 million

3. Over 22 million

4. Less than 22 million

Q. What were the major activities of the pastoral communities of Africa?

Q. Pop the bubbles containing the animals reared by the African tribes.

1. Donkeys
2. Yaks
3. Alpacas
4. Sheep
5. Camels
6. Goats
7. Cattle
8. Wallabies

Q. F. H. Buchanan, a traveler, describes the life of pastoral community of ______.

1. The Gollas of Mysore
2. The Gaddi shepherds of Himachal Pradesh
3. The Banjaras of Andhra Pradesh
4. The Dhangars of Maharashtra

Q. After Ghana began to weaken, which was the next West African kingdom to rise to power in the region?

1. Yoruba.
2. Songhai.
3. Morocco.
4. Mali.
5. Efe.

Q. Most African pastoralist communities live in arid deserts or in semi-arid grasslands.

1. True
2. False

Q. Pop the bubbles containing the pastoralist communities of Africa.

1. Dhangars
2. Maasai
3. Bedouins
4. Kurubas
5. Berbers
6. Somali
7. Boran
8. Turkana

Q. Most African pastoral communities live in __________ regions.

1. semi-arid
2. arid
3. temperate
4. polar

Q. The colonial government imposed several measures on Maasai land. However, not all pastoralists were equally affected. Justify the above statement.