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Africa Study Stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Africa | 2nd largest continent in size and population |
| Africa has __ countries | 53 |
| Population | 2/3 lives in rural areas/villages |
| Mt. Kilimanjaro | in Tanzania |
| Desertification | When the fertile lands along the edges of deserts become deserts. Formed by misuse of land and erosion |
| Savanna | a large area of wide-open grassland with a few scattered trees and shrubs |
| Savannas two seasons | dry and wet |
| Madagascar | largest island nation in Africa (4th largest in the world) |
| Mozambique Channel | (in Indian ocean) separates Madagascar from mainland Africa (approx. 240 miles) |
| There are __ major waterfalls in Africa | 45 |
| Tugela falls | where? South Africa. Source? Tugela river. Status? Highest waterfall in Africa and 2nd highest in the world. Interesting fact? 5 separate tiers or drops |
| Victoria falls | where? Border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Source? Zambezi river. Status? Widest waterfall in Africa and world. Interesting fact? Composed of four main streams |
| Sahara | largest desert in Africa |
| Mt. Kilimanjaro | major peak |
| Atlas mountains | located in Northern Africa |
| __ of Africa is covered by savannas. | 2/5 |
| Madagascar | has rainforests |
| Roof of Africa | what Kilimanjaro is called because it is the highest point in Africa and the tallest freestanding mountain in the world |
| Stratovolcano | tall, conical volcano that can have explosive eruptions. Kilimanjaro is an inactive stratovolcano |
| Africa has __ areas of rainforest | 3 |
| Congo Basin rainforest | second-largest rainforest in the world. Known for its mountain gorillas and forest elephants |
| The Congo basin has more than __ species of trees and __ animal. | 600; 10,000 |
| West Africa’s rainforests | home to lowland gorillas and chimpanzees |
| Nile | longest river in the world; source- lake Victoria |
| ___ people live in the __ countries that share that river | 300 million; 10 |
| The Nile is the sole source for __ and __ | Egypt and Sudan |
| David Livingstone | famous British missionary devoted his life to ministry in eastern and southern Africa |
| Cape of Good Hope | extreme southern tip of the African continent |
| Apartheid | term used for the policy of strict racial segregation practiced in south Africa until the 1990s |
| Bantu | what people group includes the hundreds of tribes in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Ethiopia | only country in Africa that no foreign power has ever successfully colonized |
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