Africa Ch. 8 Jeopardy What Country? Natural Features EconomicsChallenges The Culture Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

What Country: $100 This large island country has over 50 types of lemurs that aren’t found anywhere else in the world.

What Country: $100 Answer Madagascar

What Country: $200 Question These two countries are called “enclaves” because they are small territories surrounded totally by foreign countries.

What Country: $200 Answer Swaziland and Lesotho

What Country: $300 Question This country is now a republic with an elected president and a constitution emphasizing equality and human rights.

What Country: $300 Answer South Africa Cape Town

What Country: $400 Question This rather large country has a small population of just over 2 million people because it has large deserts on the eastern and western coasts of it so there is limited space for people to live.

What Country: $400 Answer Namibia

What Country: $500 Question This country has a mix of Christianity and Traditional African Religions.

What Country: $500 Answer Zimbabwe

Natural Features : $100 Question What two oceans border Southern Africa?

Natural Features: $100 Answer Atlantic & Indian

Natural Features: $200 Question These two deserts are the largest of the region. They are very dry and have large sand dunes.

Natural Features: $200 Answer Namib & Kalahari

Natural Features: $300 Question This eastern mountain range has a large escarpment at its edge.

Natural Features: $300 Answer Drakensberg Mountains

Natural Features: $400 Question This is the vocabulary term for the open grasslands areas in Southern Africa.

Natural Features: $400 Answer Veld ( Pronounced Velt)

Natural Features: $500 Question This Southern African river is unusual because it doesn’t flow out into the ocean. Instead it flows into a huge inland swampy basin.

Natural Features: $500 Answer Okavango River

Economics: $100 Question This country is unique because its economy is based on Timber, Hydroelectricity, and a wide range of tropical crops

Economics: $100 Answer Madagascar

Economics: $200 Question Swaziland has pretty good mineral resources and industry but THIS helps them the most in there trade.

Economics: $200 Answer A good transportation system Road Map of Swaziland

Economics: $300 Question In 2000 the president of Zimbabwe wanted to address the problem of inequality in the agricultural system. What did he do?

Economics: $300 Answer He took away farmland of many of the white farmers and gave the land back to black residents.

Economics: $400 Question South Africa is the worlds largest producer of these 3 resources…

Economics: $400 Answer Gold, Platinum, Chromium

Economics: $500 Question Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world. It’s location on the ocean help to provide on major source of income. What do they earn money from?

Economics: $500 Answer Their ports ship many products from the interior of Africa. Taxes collected on these shipments are an important source of income. Ship coming into the port of Maputo

Challenges: $100 Question This economic activity has damaging effects on the surrounding natural environments.

Challenges: $100 Answer Mining Kimberly Diamond Mine in South Africa, 215 Meters Deep

Challenges: $200 Question The most serious problems that face Southern Africa are… (List at least 3)

Challenges: $200 Answer Poverty: unemployment, drought caused crop loss, Disease: HIV Environmental Destruction: deforestation, mining

Challenges: $300 Question In the early 1900’s South Africa’s government was dominated by white “Afrikaners”. They created a system of “apartness” called what?

Challenges: $300 Answer Apartheid

Challenges: $400 Question Give 3 specific examples of how the blacks, coloureds, and Asians were discriminated against in South Africa from

Challenges: $400 Answer Had to live in certain areas (Blacks had to live in “townships” or crowded clusters of tiny homes Most of their lands didn’t include good farmland, mines or other natural resources Protestors imprisoned unfairly and held without trial, tortured Poor Healthcare Poor Education

Challenges: $500 Question The African Union works to promote cooperation among African Countries. What are two specific projects they are working toward?

Challenges: $500 Answer Projects: Heath issues: fighting malaria, AIDS/ HIV Political issues: helping with civil wars, unjust governments, territory disputes Economic issues: improving the standard of living, famine, education of the people Environmental issues: Desertification, deforestation, mining

The Culture: $100 Question Botswana is famous for creating beautiful wool rugs, woven baskets, and these unusual crafts…

The Culture: $100 Answer Ostrich eggshell beadwork

The Culture: $200 Question This African Language family is known for its “click” sounds.

The Culture: $200 Answer Khoisan Khoisan speakers are often referred to as “bush people”

The Culture: $300 Question The traditional African religions of this region have a unique belief. What is it?

The Culture: $300 Answer Their ancestors and spirits of the dead have divine powers.

The Culture: $400 Question There are hundreds of ethnic groups in the region. The biggest one is in South Africa and it has 9 million people. What is it called?

The Culture: $400 Answer ZULU

The Culture: $500 Question In Madagascar, there are mixes of 18 different ethnic groups. Some of these ethnic groups come from what area of the world?

The Culture: $500 Answer Indonesia : They came across the Indian Ocean

Final Jeopardy Why did Apartheid finally end? AND Who was the first elected black president?

Final Jeopardy Answer Apartheid ended due to political pressure put on by other countries. Sanctions on trade, athletic events, and other organizations were too strong for the govt. to handle. Nelson Mandela was the first black president. He was elected in 1994