Unit 6: Africa Flashcards
(98 cards)
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The Sahel:
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Narrow band of grassland along the Sahara
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What is the Sahel often called?
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shore of the desert
3
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Name factors that cause desertification.
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1) overgrazing of livestock
2) farming, drilling
3) increasing population
4
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Nigeria:
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5
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The Aswan High Dam:
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supplies farmers with water
6
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Problems with the dam:
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1) many people had to relocate
2) ancient artifacts lost
3) decreased fertility
7
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Minerals found in South Africa:
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chromium, platinum, gold, and cobalt
8
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What is one reason African nations have been slow to develop?
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European colonial rulers developed resources for export
9
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Commodities found in Africa
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coffee, lumber, sugar, palm oil, cocoa
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What is the result of Africa’s location between the Tropics?
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warm, tropical temperatures
11
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What is Africa often called ?
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Plateau Continent
12
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Most of the African continent lies where?
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1,000 feet above sea level
13
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Which African lake is the longest freshwater lake in the world?
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Lake Tanganyika
14
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Most of the mountains in Africa are:
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volcanic
15
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What is the highest mountain in Africa
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Mount Kilimanjaro
16
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What is an escarpment?
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a steep slope with a flat plateau on top
17
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What is a basin?
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depressions throughout the plateau
18
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What often collects in the Chad Basin?
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water
19
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How does the Nile River help the African people?
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provides water for irrigation
20
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What are some challenges in using the Nile River?
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makes the river less useful and difficult for transportation
21
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Rift valleys
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long, thin valleys
22
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Where do lakes often form in Africa?
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at the bottom of rift valleys
23
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The Sahara:
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desert
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What is an aquifer?
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huge stores of underground water
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Where is the Serengeti Plain?
northern Tanzania
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Where are the major rainforests in Africa located?
on the equator area of Congo basin
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What is the canopy?
undermost layer of branches
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Describe the climate/rainfall patterns in the rainforests of Central Africa .
receives the most precipitation
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Describe the climate/rainfall patterns in the areas of Africa that are closer to the desert.
longer dry season
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Describe the climate/rainfall patterns in the areas of Africa that are closer to the equator.
longer rainy season
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Describe the climate/rainfall patterns at the northern and southern tips of the continent.
Mediterranean climate
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo-
Central Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini
Southern Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia
North Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
Egypt
North Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
Algeria
North Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
Cameroon, Central African Republic
Central Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
Gambia, Ghana, Mali
West Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
Burundi, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda
Central Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
The Red Sea and the Indian Ocean
East Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
Gold-trading empires
West Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
Trading Empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
West Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
“A cultural hearth”
North Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
The people in this region historically relied on the Nile
North Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
The people in this region would practice a vimbuza
South Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
Ideas and practices spread to North America and Europe
West Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
Mutapa Empire replaced Great Zimbabwe
South Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
This region relies on cash crops such as coffee, tea, and sugar
East Africa
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a) North Africa
b) East Africa
c) West Africa
d) Central Africa
e) South Africa
The Aksum
East Africa
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Where are wildlife parks world famous in Eastern Africa?
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
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How would you describe East African culture?
diverse
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The Masai:
live in grasslands, herd livestock, and farm land
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The Kikuyu:
herders
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Where is the homeland of the kikuyu?
Mount Kenyaa
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Define the term pandemic.
uncontrollable outbreak of a disease affecting a large population over a wide geographic area
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Who did the Aksum people trade with?
Egyptians and Romans
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The Berlin Conference:
European nations make rules for dividing Africa
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What Eastern African country avoided colonization?
Ethiopia
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Eastern Africa’s is _____ % rural:
70
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What is the major religion in Northern Africa?
Islam
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Muhammad:
prophet
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What does the northern African economy revolve around?
oil
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North African culture:
a combination of Arabic influences and traditional African ethnic groups
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Where did the Egyptians live?
around the Nile
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Egyptian advances:
geometry for farming
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The Egyptian ______________ were famous throughout the ancient world.
medicines and treatments
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What is a souk?
marketplaces
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Medina:
old section of North African cities
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Rai:
music developed in the 1920s by poor urban children
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Ghana:
trading empire / exports gold, diamonds to industrialized world
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Sierra Leone:
Horrible economic conditions : political instability / Cold war and uneducated population
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In terms of cultural development, west Africa produces:
craftwork and colorful textiles
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Who are the Ashanti?
live in Ghana, weavers
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What did the trading empires move across the Sahara?
ideas spread to North America and Europe
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What is a stateless society?
people rely on family lineages to govern themselves
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What is the west African economy based on?
sale of products to industrialized countries
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Kente:
colorful cloths
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Benin:
art made of metal and brass
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Music in west Africa:
blend of traditional African music and American
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What was the result of colonization on many African governments?
corruption and abused power
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The effects of colonization:
1) resources lost
2) political system disrupted
3) cultural and ethnic oppression of people
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Congo:
had a huge amount of resources
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Why did some countries ban western influences?
many countries wanted to establish their own identity
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Who initiated the Berlin Conference?
King Leopold
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How did colonization affect the Central African countries?
corruption and abused power
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What are new artists in central Africa focusing on?
1) political instability
2) urban life
3) social injustice
4) crime
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Barriers in improving the education of central Africans?
1) shortage of teachers
2) high dropout rate
3) social injustice
4) crime
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Nelson Mandela:
led struggle against apartheid
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Vimbuza:
dance performed by healers trying to cure sickness
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Benji:
performed by Yao warriors
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Johannesburg:
large city in South Africa
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What was the capital of the gold trading area in southern Africa?
Great Zimbabwe
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The complete separation of races is:
Apartheid
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What year was a democratic constitution passed in South Africa?
1996
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The Mutapa Empire:
replaced Great Zimbabwe
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What did the apartheid policy lead to?
uneducated population
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The two economic segments in southern Africa:
upper-middle income, poverty stricken areas
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Gule wa mkulu:
religious dance
