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| The mouth of the Niger River is in the country of | Nigeria
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| Name the country south of Egypt. | Sudan
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| Name the country with the largest area of rainforest. | Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| Name the desert in southern Africa. | Kalahari
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| Name the area south of the Sahara. | Sahel
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| Name the river that flows north through Sudan and Egypt. | Nile River
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| Name the mountain range in northwestern Africa. | Atlas
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| Name Africa's largest lake. | Victoria
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| Name the body of water located between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. | Red Sea
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| Name the body of water north of Africa. | Mediterranean Sea
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| Name the largest desert in the world. | Sahara
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| True or False: The Sahel receives enough rain for growing crops. | False - the Sahel receives very little rainfall.
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| What word means the desert is expanding? | Desertification
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| What is the occupation of most people living in the Sahara? | Nomadic herders
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| Most Arabs practice the religion of _________ | Islam
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| True or False: the judicial branch of the government makes laws. | False - the legislative branch makes laws
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| True or False: in a theocracy, the religious leaders and the government leaders are the same people. | True
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| True or False: Most girls in Africa are encouraged to go to school | False - most families believe the girls should stay home and marry.
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| Who makes the economic decisions in a command economy? | The government
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| Who specializes in oil? | Nigeria
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| Name the following country that places great importance on human capital - Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa. | South Africa - they stress education and training for workers.
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| Define Apartheid | Separation of whites and non-whites.
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| Who freed Nelson Mandela from prison? | F.W. de Klerk
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| Why did Nelson Mandela go to prison? | He was fighting against the government to end Apartheid.
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| Why was the 1884 Berlin Conference held? | To divide up Africa among the European countries.
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| Is the Nile River in eastern or western Africa? | Eastern
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| Factories, machines and tools are examples of _________ ____________ | Capital goods
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| Define nationalism. | Loyalty and love for one's country.
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| The Europeans drew random boundaries to divide Africa. How did this effect the continent? | Put ethnic and religious groups together that did not get along.
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| What is the main religion in northern Africa? | Islam
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| In what country can most of the Ashanti tribe be found? | Ghana
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| True or False: The major religion of the Bantu people is Christianity. | False - they practice many different religions.
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| Who holds all of the power in a federal form of government? | Power is shared between national and local governments.
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| Which of the following countries has an autocratic government (the people have very few rights) - Kenya, South Africa or Sudan | Sudan
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| What is the main disease in sub-Saharan Africa? | AIDS
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| Name the highest mountain in Africa. | Mt. Kilimanjaro
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| Is the Swahili ethnic group mainly in eastern or western Africa? | Eastern
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| True or False: Water is readily available in all African countries. | False - water is unevenly distributed throughout Africa.
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| True or False: One cause of desertification is deforestation. | True.
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| In what areas of Africa can the best farmland and the most animals be found? | The grasslands of the savanna.
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| Why did the Europeans colonize Africa? | For the natural resources.
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| In what two countries can guinea worm still be found? | Ghana and Sudan
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| What African country recently voted to divide itself into two countries? | Sudan
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| True or False: One result of AIDS is a large number of orphaned children. | True.
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| Developed or developing: Countries with a large number of people who farm | Developing
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| What did countries around the world do to try to get South Africa to end Apartheid? | Put an embargo on South Africa.
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| Embargoes, tariffs and quotas are all examples of _____________ ___________________ | Trade barriers - anything that prevents or slows down one country from exchanging goods with another.
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| When local governments have more power than the central government this is a _____________ | Confederation
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| In what type of economy would you be most likely to find bartering? Command, market or traditional? | Traditional
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| Taking over a country for economic and military advantages is called _______________ | Imperialism
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| When did most African countries gain their independence from the Europeans? | 1950's to 1970's
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| Who was the first black president of South Africa? | Nelson Mandela
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| When did ALL South Africans get to vote? | 1994
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