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chp 21

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what is 2/3 of Africa covered by?   desert and arid steppes  
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Urbanization is occurring...   more rapidly than any other region  
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what is the cornerstone for the development of complex societies?   agriculture  
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the first great civilization of North Africa was founded by which group?   Egyptians  
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Where does the power and wealth of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai come from?   control of the trans-Saharan trade  
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How was the knowledge of agriculture spread in Africa?   people migrating in search of favorable lands  
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What kingdom did the Nubian civilization center around?   Kush  
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Why did European nations divide Africa among themselves?   to control the raw materials in the area and establish markets for manufacturing goods  
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What is the universal language of the region?   Swahili  
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Why was Johannesburg, South Africa founded?   gold strikes  
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What factor influences the territories of the ethnic groups of Africa?   the regions physical geography; there are many areas which it is difficult to live- PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY  
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How did colonization by the Europeans lead to problems for Africa today?   the Europeans were interested in profitting from the region rather than conserving it and as a result, the land has not been used effectively  
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the value of goods and services created within a country in a year   gross domestic product  
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the total income of a country or region divided by the number of people; income per person   per capita income  
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the movement of people from rural area into cities   urbanization  
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group of people who share a common ancestry, language, customs, religion, or combination of such characteristics   ethnic group  
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name given to the route used by slave ships across the Atlantic from West Africa to the Americas   middle passage  
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policy of strict separation of the races adopted in South Africa in the 1940s   apartheid  
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equal voting rights for all adult residents of a nation   universal suffrage  
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popular culture spread by media such as radio and television   mass culture  
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a language used for communication among people with different native languages   lingua franca  
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legends and stories passed on by word of mouth from generation from generation   oral history  
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household made up of several generations; for instance, aunts, uncles, and grandparents as well as parents and children   extended family  
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tribal community or large group of people related to one another   clan  
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the percentage of people in a given place who can read and write   literacy rate  
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