Bantu Migrations

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Bantu Migrations

Use the labels below to match with the specific areas of the map provided on the previous page.

General Labels

•  Countries
  1. NORTH AMERICA
  2. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
  3. MADAGASCAR

•  Geographical Features
  1. SAHARA DESERT
  2. KALAHARI DESERT

•  Regions
  1. Urewe
  2. Katuruka
  3. Kwale
  4. Gambe Point
  5. Kalambo Falls
  6. Kapwirimbwe
  7. Nkope
  8. Kalundu
  9. Lubusi
  10. Ziwa
  11. Gokomere
  12. Matola
  13. Broederstroom
  14. Wilton

•  Water
  1. Lake Chad
  2. Lake Victoria
  3. Lake Tanganyika
  4. Lake Nayasa
  5. Indian Ocean
  6. Atlantic Ocean
  7. Niger R.
  8. Congo
  9. Orange R.

Legend Labels:

•  Original area of Bantu speakers
•  Modern distribution of Bantu languages
•  Spread of ironworking
•  By early 1st millennium CE
•  By 3rd century CE eastern route
•  By 3rd century CE western route
•  Present-day tropical rainforest