Africa Unit Test
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| what are the islands of fresh water in the desert called | oases
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| what are the short grasses and trees of the Sahel used for | herding
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| where is most of Egypt's population located | along the Nile River
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| Nigeria was once a colony of which European Nation | Great Britian
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| about how many ethnic groups are there in Africa | about 2,000+
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| what is the worlds longest river | Nile River
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| unlike the other regions of Nigeria, in the western region where do many people live | cities
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| which type of landform best describes Africa | Plateau
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| which ethnic group is the largest in the western region of Nigeria | Yoruba
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| what is the most common type of vegetation found in Africa | tropical grasslands
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| what is the Igbo's main economic activity | oil
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| by 1914, what was the most of Africa divided into | European colonies
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| what are the most important natural resources found in Africa | diamonds, oil, gold
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| in what country does the White Nile join the Blue NIle | Sudan
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| which african country has the most cities between 1 million and 4 million people | South Africa
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| what is a major difference between the Sahara and the Sahel | Sahel gets more rainfall
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| what is marginal land | land that is not well-suited for farming
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| what do ergs, regs, and hammadas have in common | they are all in a desert
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| why do pastoral nomads move from place to place | so they can find fresh grass for their herds
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| what are three adaptations that have been made to life in the sahara | they have pastoral nomads, they wear long, loose clothing, they use camels and trucks for transportation
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| what is the climate throughout most of africa like | warm year round
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| which type of land is most threatened by desertification | marginal lands
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| what is a cultural region | a region where people share the same way of life
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| what do the Hausa and Fulani people of northern Nigeria have in common | they are both muslim
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| what is a linguistic group | a group of people who share a common language
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| which ethnic group in Nigeria was rewarded by the British for their cooperation | Igbo
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| what was the effect of this cooperation | the conflict
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| what is the most important economic activity in eastern Nigeria | oil
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| who are the Sotho, Zulu, and Xhosa | Blacks in South Africa
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| what is the language spoken by some South African whites | Afrikaans
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| most black South Africans trace their ancestry to which group | Bantu
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| what two oceans does south africa border | Indian and Atlantic Ocean
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| who is Nelson Mandela | the 1st black prime minister of South Africa
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| South Africa is the world's largest producer and exporter of which resource | gold
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| what was the main purpose of South Africa's apartheid policy | racial segregation
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| during apartheid, which South Africans were moved to homelands | Black South Africa's
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| how were coloreds and Asians affected by South Africa's apartheid policy | they were treated as second-class citizens
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| how did the end of apartheid affect the distribution of political power in South Africa | South Africans of all races were allowed to vote for the first time
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| how was the Employment Equity Act affected job opportunities in South Africa since the end of apartheid | it requires jobs to hire everyone of all race
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| which educational goal has been emphasized in South Africa since the end of apartheid | all students not just whites learn reading, writing, math, and science in school
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| what are the challenges facing South Africa today | HIV/Aids, reduce poverty, and improving standard living for everybody
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