Africa Review
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The longest river in Africa, it flows from south to north, and is also the site of one of the world’s greatest cultural hearths. 3
The Nile 4
Africa lacks this to develop its natural resources 5
An industrial base (industry) 6
Overgrazing Land clearing & over- farming Drilling for irrigation Increased population 7
What are the factors that has led to desertification? 8
An excellent example of a divergent boundary, located in East Africa 9
The Great Rift Valley 10
This massive physical feature prevents cultural diffusion between Europe & most of Africa. 11
The Sahara Desert 12
Its main purpose was to divide Africa among European nations 13
The Berlin Conference of 1884/
The main cause of political and economic instability in Africa 15
What are ethnic tensions? 16
The Hutu President was killed in a plane crash; Tutsi minority historically held power; radio stations encouraged violence 17
What are causes of the Rwanda genocide? (Please note – Burundi’s president killed, too) 18
Based in northern Nigeria and associated w/al Qaeda, they have trained in Mali and kidnapped 200 school girls. 19
Who are Boko Haram? 20
Subsistence farming, the HIV/AIDS virus, civil wars, exported cash crops…have all led to this: 21
Food shortages 22
Strikes, boycotts, nonviolent & violent demonstrations 23
What are tools used to end apartheid in South Africa? 24
Led S Africa’s fight against apartheid 25
Who is Nelson Mandela? 26
The system used to limit people’s movements in South Africa 27
What is the Pass Book? 28
Huasa 29
What is the most commonly spoken African language in Africa? (found in Nigeria) 30
Thousands of orphans, increased health costs, disruption of business and the economy, reduction in the labor force…are all a result of… 31
What is the HIV/AIDS virus? 32
What two characteristics separate North Africa from southern Africa? 33
The Islamic religion The Arabic language 34
For strategic purposes, for raw materials, and to have more markets for their products. 35
Why did European nations colonize Africa? 36
Most people in Africa are employed in this economic sector: 37
What is the primary sector? 38
Brain drain, political instability, disease, lack of arable land, Berlin Conference 39
What are reasons why most of Africa is poorly developed? 40
This country’s need for raw materials is making it more influential throughout Africa: 41
What is China? 42
Sub-Saharan Africa: what type of region? 43
What is a perceptual region? 44
This landform dominates the Sahara Desert: 45
What are gravel plains? 46
Put these in proper order, travelling from northern Morocco to the coast of Mozambique: savanna; Great Rift Valley; Congo Basin; Atlas Mts.; the Sahara 47
Atlas Mts.; Sahara; savanna; CRB; GRV; savanna 48
Africa’s two largest countries, one by land size, and one by population 49
What are Algeria and Nigeria? 50
Africa’ version of Asia’s Aral Sea: 51
What is Lake Chad? 52