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south & east africa
4/6/14
Question | Answer |
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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 |