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What is the largest desert in Africa?

Sahara Desert board score

What is the longest river in the world which is located in Africa?

Nile River board score

What are 3 environmental issues in Africa?

Lack of water Poor soil quality Expanding deserts board score

What causes desertification?

Farmland (soil) which is overused becomes poor and powdery, allowing the wind to blow the topsoil away, leaving behind barren rocky land board score

What is an ecosystem?

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment board score

What country is labeled as #1?

Democratic Republic of the Congo board score

What city is located at 32˚ E longitude and 9˚ N latitude?

Malakal board score

What country is labeled as #6?

Sudan board score

What city is located at 32˚ E longitude and 6˚ N latitude?

Bor board score

What country is labeled as #4?

Nigeria board score

What are the two largest religious groups in Africa?

Islam Christianity board score

What are 3 examples of ethnic groups in Africa?

Arabs Bantu Swahili board score

What religion and language did the Arabs bring when they arrived in Africa?

They brought Islam as a religion and Arabic as the language board score

Why do many people think the Bantu group should be a language group rather than an ethnic group?

over 60 million people speak a Bantu-based language and share some of their culture board score

Swahili comes from an Arabic word meaning _______________,

“one who lives on the coast” board score

What was the original reason the first Europeans came to Africa?

They were explorers who were trying to find a route around Africa to India and the rest of Asia. board score

Why did Great Britain want to control parts of Africa?

To protect transportation routes to their British territories board score

What method did the French use in trying to rule the African colonies What method did the French use in trying to rule the African colonies? Explain what this method means.

Assimilation; making the Africans give up their culture and customs and adopting the French way of life. board score

The ___________ _________ began as a reaction to colonial rule.

Pan-African movement board score

Why were there so many wars and conflicts after Africa’s independence?

Lack of stable government, border disagreements, and rival ethnic groups put into the same colonies board score

Name 2 problems of government instability in Africa.

Lack of educational opportunities Lack of medicine and food Inability to combat disease and famine board score

Why are the literacy rates in parts of Sudan and South Sudan very low?

The war made going to school very unsafe. board score

What is literacy rate in South Sudan?

Only 27% of the population over age 15 can read and write. board score

What is the Guinea worm?

A parasite that lives in water (and can actually grow in the stomach) when the person drinks contaminated water. board score

What 3 factors are contributing to the rising number of HIV/AIDS cases in the country?

poor health care systems poverty lack of government organization board score

What is industrial waste?

unwanted or residual material from industrial operations board score

What are water wars?

Conflicts fought over water board score

Define imperialism.

The process through which a country controls another country board score

Define instability.

a tendency toward unpredictable or erratic behavior board score

What is HIV?

Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the virus that leads to the development of AIDS board score

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What three conditions, which exist in many African countries, keep an economy from being strong?

Government and business corruption Internal fighting and civil war Military rule board score