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Africa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What physical feature in primarily found in northern Africa? | Nile River |
| Erosion of fertile soil is called what? | Desertification |
| Which African country has benefited the most from mineral resources? | South Africa |
| Unstable and corrupt government effects what west African country? | Nigeria |
| What is the climate like along the equator? | Hot and wet |
| How did European create friction among ethnic groups in Africa? | drew borders without regard |
| What is one reason why Nigerians are so poor, but the country is rich in large oil deposits? | Corruption |
| What physical feature divides northern Africa from the rest of Africa? | Sahara |
| What is a characteristic of a developing nation? | low literacy rate |
| What is the name of Africa's main rainforest? | Congo Basin |
| What economic sector would a country focus on if they are at the lowest level of development? | Primary |
| What two countries have faced mass genocide? | Rwanda and Sudan |
| What physical feature was created by the separation of tectonic plates? | Great Rift Valley |
| What did Nelson Mandela help end in South Africa? | Apartheid |
| What humanitarian group provides the most aid to area facing famine? | United Nations |
| What has life been like after the apartheid in South Africa? | Still difficult, no equality, high crime rates |
| What to nomads roam around looking for? | Resources |
| What is the main cause of conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis? | ethnic conflict |
| The process of clearing trees in an area is called what? | Deforestation |
| People who originally lived in an area are called? | Natives |
| South African policy of separating the races that is now illegal. | Apartheid |
| What do we call the region below the Sahara Desert? | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Government system where the person in power holds all of the power | Authoritarian |
| Tropical grassy plains | Savanna |
| Thick forest that receives at least 160" of rain a year | Rainforest |
| Something that you can keep doing forever | Sustainable |
| Trying to destroy a whole group of people | Genocide |
| A person who is forced out of their country by violence or natural disaster | Refugee |
| Help given to people in crisis | Humanitarian aid |
| People who wonder from place to place with herd of animals | Nomads |
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