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Geography: Africa
Question | Answer |
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What is a river basin? | an area drained by a river and its tributaries. |
What is the source of the Blue Nile? | Lake Tana in Ethiopia. |
What depends most on water stored in Lake Nasser? | perennial irrigation. |
What is the Nile Delta? | an area that has the richest farmland and where much of Egypt's crops have been grown. |
What created barriers to river travel the Nile in ancient times? | cataracts. |
What was Egypt's main reason for building the Aswan High Dam? | to develop the river's hydroelectric potential. |
What is not a benefit provided by hydroelectric dams? | habitat loss. |
What is a major difference between the Sahara and the Sahel? | the Sahel receives more rainfall. |
What is marginal land? | land that is not well suited for farming. |
What do ergs, regs, and hammadas have in common? | they are all desert landforms. |
What is the main reason that pastoral nomads move from place to place? | to find fresh pasture for their herds. |
What is not a major cause of desertification? | shifting agriculture. |
What is most threatened by desertification? | marginal lands. |
What is a micro-enterprise? | a small business with a few or no employees. |
What has not contributed to widespread poverty in Africa? | reforestation. |
What does the kind of work a person does depend on? | sex. |
What is the most common problem faced by poor women in developing countries who want to start businesses? | finding money to start a new business. |
What is not a benefit provided by women who start small businesses in Africa? | they raise the price of food. |
What is a cultural region? | a region whose people share the same way of life. |
What is true of the Hausa and Fulani peoples of Northern Nigeria? | both groups are Muslims. |
What does the Yoruba belong to? | one linguistic group. |
Which ethnic group was rewarded by the British for their willingness to learn English and attend British schools? | Igbo. |
What is an important legacy of British rule in Nigeria? | conflict between the Igbo and other ethnic groups. |
What was the central purpose of South Africa's apartheid policy? | racial segregation. |
How did the apartheid affect Asians and coloreds in South Africa? | it restricted their rights and opportunities. |
How did the end of apartheid affect the distribution of political power in South Africa? | blacks gained control of the government through free elections. |
How has the Employment Equity Act affected job opportunities in South Africa since 1998? | it has opened jobs to all ethnic groups. |
What was an educational goal has South Africa emphasized since the end of apartheid? | sending every student to college. |