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Question | Answer |
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What desert covers most of northern Africa? | sahara |
What is Africa's transition zone between desert and rainforest? | sahel |
What African landform has rolling grassland and scattered trees? | savannah |
Located in Africa, what is the longest lake in the world? | victoria |
What desert is located in southern Africa? | sahara |
Located in Africa, what is the world's longest river? | Nile river |
What mountain range is located in northern Africa? | atlas |
What is the largest lake in Africa? | tanganyika |
Which African river near the equator is located in the tropical rainforest? | congo |
Which river is the principal river in western Africa? | niger |
What is a result of deforestation? | Soil erosion,sun bakes soil. deforestation |
What is desertification? | Spreading of deserts |
What is a cause of desertification? | Slash and burn,overgrazing, and drought |
Most of Africa's population lives where? | Near the coast |
The two main religious groups in Africa are | Islam and christian |
Two examples of ethnic groups are | Bantu and ashanti |
Most African languages can be traced to | bantu |
A high literacy rate generally leads to | High standard of living |
The literacy rate in Africa | low |
This type of government is a loose alliance | confederation |
One leader holds complete power in this government | unitary |
Control rests with a small group in this government | oligarchy |
The legislature holds power in this system | parliamentary |
Kenya's government is a | republic |
Sudan (north) has what kind of leader? | dictator |
Entrepreneurship is | Taking risk to start a new business |
Who gets better access to schools in Africa? | men/boys |
what has led to famine in africa | Drought and aids. |
This economic system is based on supply and demand. | market |
What country has the strongest economy in Africa? | south africa |
This trade barrier is a tax placed on imported goods. | tariff |
Building a factory would be an example of what kind of investment? | capital |
The European division of Africa caused | Many ethnic conflicts, civil wars, and famine |
A strong belief in one's country is | nationalism |
In 1963, Kenya achieved independence from | Great britain |
More than 250 ethnic groups make up this country. | nigeria |
Apartheid separated blacks and whites in | south africa |
Who was arrested and imprisoned for resisting apartheid? | Nelson mandela |
The goal of the Pan-African movement was to | to unite all africans to help solve problems |
This country has lots of oil, but its people are very poor. | nigeria |