Africa Review Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What are the two major rivers in Africa? | Congo and Nile |
What is a Blood Diamond? | A diamond smuggled out of Sierra Leone; profits are often used to buy weapons. |
When did Apartheid end? | 1991 |
Rwanda was the site of the Rwandan ____ in 1994. | Genocide |
Which group (Hutus or Tutsis) now heads the Rwandan government? | Tutsis |
What is the major export of Sierra Leone? | Diamonds |
What is the major import of Sierra Leone? | Food |
What was the system of legalized racism in South Africa? | Apartheid |
Who was the first non-European president of South Africa? | Nelson Mandela |
How would you describe the life expectancies in Africa? | Short or Low |
AIDS and other _____________ are major issues in Africa. | diseases |
What is genocide? | Killing of a group of people based on ethnicity. |
When did the civil war occur within Sierra Leone? | 1990s |
Sorious Samura studied hunger within this poor East African nation. | Ethiopia |
Most of the fishing industry off the coast of Africa is controlled by: | Foreign nations |
Who are the Boers? | Dutch farmers who immigrated to South Africa. |
The original name for South Africa. | Rhodesia |
What were non-Europeans prevented from doing in South Africa? | Voting |
90% of the population of Rwanda __________. | farms |
This organization was criticized for not stopping the genocide in Rwanda. | The United Nations |
The highest point in Africa is: | Mount Kilimanjaro |
Africa is surrounded by: | water |
Some scientists believe that Africa was once connected to: | South America |
What is to the north of Africa? | Mediterranean Sea |
What is the lowest point in Africa? | Lake Assal |
This nation gained control of South Africa throughout much of the early 1900s. | Great Britain |
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