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African Stduy Guide Flashcards

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What three factors affect Africa’s climate

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Distance form the equator, location to body of water, elevation

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What are the five regions it is broken up into

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North, south, east, west, and central Africa

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Areas closer to e equator are typically ______

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Warmer

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Describe rainforests

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Moist, located in central Africa, reducing in size, typically warm.

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Deserts

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Hot, dry, nomads live here, sandy

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Savannah’s

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Tall grasses, north and south of the rainforests, wet, dry

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Where is the Sahara located

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It is located in the north

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Why is the Sahara so significant

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it is the largest in Africa

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Which region has the highest population

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The west region

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Which region is the home of the Namib and Kalahari deserts

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South Africa does

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Why is the Namib so unique

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It is on the coast of the water

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What is a plateau

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Large flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land

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What is a coastal plain

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It is an area of flat land near the sea

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How aw escarpments and coastal plains related

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They both have steep cliffs

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Information on the Nile river

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It is 4,000 miles long and is the largest in the world

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Congo river

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2,720 miles and is located in central Africa

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Niger River

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2,600 miles

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Zambezi

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2,200 miles long, used to make electricity, and creates Victoria Falls

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What is the Great Rift Valley

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It is a deep trench that is 4,000 miles

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Where is the Great Rift trench located

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In east Africa

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What is the tallest mountain in Africa

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It is Mount Kilimanjaro

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Where is Mount Kilimanjaro located

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It is located in east Africa

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One of the most famous waterfalls in Africa is _________________. What is the name the locals call it?

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Victoria falls and known as smoke that thunders

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What is a subsistence farming

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It is when you only farm for your family and what they need

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What is farming for cash crops

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It is when you farm crops and sell them to other people

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What are some crops that are grown thought Africa

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Coffee and cocoas

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What are some natural resources harvested in Africa

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Coal, water, trees, and wind

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What does it mean to have a specialized economy

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It means that your economy is based off of one thing for example Africa is based off of farming nothing else

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What are the pros and cons to specialized economy

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The pros are that it only one thing to do you don’t have to worry about other stuff and the cons are you can’t do anything else

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What does it mean to diversify the economy?

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One way to diversify the economy is to make new jobs

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How are Africans diversifying their economy

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They are trying to make new job opportunities for the workers

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What are the three forms of government found in Pre- colonial Africa.

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Kingdom and Empire, City State, stateless Political Empire

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What does it mean to colonize?

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Settling in a area and either takeover government in existence or crate a government for that area.

33
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What happens when the Europeans first colonized Africa?

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It changed the institution of slavery

34
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What is nationalism?

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It is pride in your nation.

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How does it play a role in Africa’s independence movement?

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Political parties begin to form supporting rights for Africans in different regions of the continent.

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What is the slogan for the Pan african Movement

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Africa for Africans

37
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What does the slogan Africa for Africans mean

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It means that Africans should control Africa

38
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Which war led to several European countries granting independence for African countries

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World War 11

39
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What does the following mean - some african countries are young

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This means that they just started the country

40
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What is music used for in Africa.

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Music is used in ceremonies and rituals

41
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What are some common sounds of instruments in the music

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Drums

42
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What does call and response mean

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It means that when you say something someone else will give you a response.

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What are danced used for in Africa

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Rituals, ceremonies and entertainment

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What are the dance moves inspired by

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They are inspired by the war and every day work of jobs

45
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How many languages are spoken in Africa?

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Over 1,000

46
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What are the most popular languages in Africa

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English, Spanish, and Portuguese

47
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What languages are spoken in north and east Africa

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North- Arabic

East- Swahili

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Why were folk tales used as a form of education for many years?

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They oral history and they usually did not have a language to write in so they did this

49
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What three topics can a folklore cover

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Explaining the unexplained
Teaching a moral
Rebelling a moment in history

50
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Describe the foods in each region of Africa

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n- food is influenced by traders
e/s- like the north but has a lot of beans and vegetables
W- has a lot of spices
C- traditional( euro influenced)

51
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Study the location of the countries

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Study

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