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Africa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the tallest mountain in Africa? | Mount Kilimanjaro |
| Why is Africa often called the "plateau continent"? | Most of Africa is at least 1000 feet above sea level |
| What is significant about lake Victoria? | It is the largest lake in Africa, it is the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second largest freshwater lake in the world |
| What are three prominent African Deserts? | The Sahara, Kalahari, Libya, and Namib |
| What is the largest desert found in Africa? | The Sahara |
| What is the Serengeti of Africa? | A tropical grassland |
| Why is Victoria falls important? | It is considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world and is over a mile wide |
| What is an aquifer? | An underground water reservoir. There are aquifers located beneath the Sahara desert which will sometimes create an oasis. |
| Where would you find a large number of migrating animals such as wildebeests, gazelles and zebras? | Serengeti |
| What obstacles slow down or prevent economic development in Africa? | lack of infrastructure, debt, political instability, wars, lack of education, "brain-drain", etc |
| What is the "Brain-Drain" phenomenon? | The best and brightest of Africa's people leave the country in order to find better opportunities. |
| What is a commodity? | Agricultural or mining product that can be sold on the global market |
| How can African nations diversify their economies? | By developing new and different industries such as manufacturing |
| What are some diseases that African nations are struggling with? | Aids, Cholera, Malaria |
| What is a pandemic? | An uncontrollable outbreak of disease that affects a large population and geographic area. |
| What are two methods that have been used to combat the spread of disease in Africa? | Improving health through education and providing funding for immunization/medical treatment |
| What was the apartheid? | The separation of races that was implemented in South Africa. Whites received the best land, and had access to the best schools and hospitals. |
| Who is Nelson Mandela and why is he significant? | Was a key leader in the struggle to end the apartheid in South Africa; later became president of South Africa during the 1990s |
| What are the two largest river systems in Africa? | 1) the Nile 2) the Congo |
| What is infrastructure? | Roads, buildings, ports, airports, etc |
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