Chapter 9: Sub-Saharan Africa Flashcards
What are the two most populous countries of Sub-Saharan Africa?
Nigeria and Ethiopia
What is a keystone species?
A species that affects many other organisms in an ecosystem.
What is the most popular investment sector in Africa?
Agriculture
What is a donor democracy?
A government that makes just enough concessions in holding elections or human rights to win foreign aid, without introducing any real reforms.
Who is Africa’s top trade partner?
The EU, closely followed by China
What is the African Union?
An organization of most African countries formed to promote democracy, good governance, human rights, gender equality, and development.
What is the economic powerhouse of Africa?
Nigeria
Who was Nelson Mandela?
Known as the “Father of the Nation” and South Africa’s first black president (1994-1999) who fought for equality and civil rights for black people and won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in uniting South Africa.
What is the Kimberly Process?
A United Nations-backed certification plan for ensuring only legally mined rough diamonds, untainted by violence, reach the market.
What is an apartheid?
A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on the grounds of race.
What is the infrastructure for mineral swap?
Mining concessions by African countries to China in exchange for schools, hospitals, and roads to be built in those countries by China.
