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south & east africa
4/6/14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what colonist settled the area | Dutch and English |
| what is the name for the people that where dutch, English, and african | coloureds |
| what percentage of the people in Africa are black | 80% |
| is it warm or cold in Africa | warm |
| does the temperature change much | no |
| what 2 deserts are in africa | Sahara and kalahari |
| what kind of terrain does Africa mostly have | savannas |
| what made life difficult for African farmers | unreliable rainfall and poor soil |
| what was the name of the places blacks where forced to live in | homelands |
| what 3 things did the blacks have to carry at all times | identity documents, pass, and passports |
| who became president in 1989 | F.W. de Clerk |
| what opposition leader did F.W. de Clerk release in 1990 | Nelson Mandela |
| what did the two of them work together to make a smooth transition away from | apartheid |
| what did mandela and clerk share | nobel peace prize |
| what does HIV attack | immune system |
| how is HIV passed on | sexual activity, contact with an infected persons blood, tainted blood transfusion, doctors and nurses having needle accidents, people who use infected drugs sharing needles |
| ways HIV and AIDS are not passed through | sharing kitchen utensils, insects or animal bites, touching, hugging or shaking hands, toilet seats, saliva |
| what 2 rivers make up the Nile | the white and blue Nile |
| what are the ultimate hunting trophies in africa | wild lions, giraffes, elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros |
| where is the Serengeti plain | Tanzania |
| what animals are protected in the Serengeti plain | lions, elephants, rhinoceroses, cape buffalo, and leopards |
| predators in the Serengeti plain | lions, cheetahs, leopards and crocodiles |
| what is the tallest mountain in Africa | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| what kind of peak is MT. Kilimanjaro | volcanic |
| what is apartheid | a rigorous policy of racial separation |
| what is genocide | a systematic killing of a race of people |
| what controls access to the red sea | Djibouti's strategic location |