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Geography Vocabulary Problems in Africa Surprise Me!

Row 1, Col 1 Sahara Desert What is the world’s largest desert?

1,2 Terrible shortage of food for a long period of time What is a famine?

1,3 unable to read or write What is illiteracy?

1,4 1960s When did most of the African nations become independent countries?

2,1 Mount Kilimanjaro What is the highest mountain peak in Africa?

2,2 An American group that sends its members to help developing countries What is the Peace Corps?

2,3 Famine, farmers use traditional methods and grow cash crops, civil wars, poor transportation What are some causes of hunger in Africa?

2,4 Traditional/local, Christianity, Islam What are the three major religions found in Africa ?

3,1 Nile River What is the longest river in the world?

3,2 Takes place when soil is blown away by wind or washed away by rain What is erosion?

3,3 Diamond-fuelled wars that have killed over 4 million people, destroyed countries, and displaced millions of people What is the conflict diamonds or blood diamonds?

3,4 Small rural villages Where do the majority of Africans live?

4,1 Nile, Niger, Congo, Zambezi What are rivers that are all found in Africa?

4,2 Occurs when deserts grow larger and grasslands become smaller What is desertification ?

4,3 53 countries How many countries are located in Africa?

4,4 gold, oil, diamonds, copper What are some important natural resources of Africa?

5,1 Area with culture of Middle East How is North Africa different from the region south of the Sahara?

5,2 Region of dry grasslands south of the Sahara that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea What is the Sahel?

5,3 rapid population growth hunger desertification illiteracy disease What are five serious problems found in Africa today?

5,4 Approximately 841 million people How many people live in Africa?