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History Test #11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Congo River | Deepest river in the world |
| Kwame Nkrumah | 1st leader of an independent Ghana |
| Joseph Mobutu | Dictator of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who changed the name of the country to Zaire |
| Haile Selassie | Emperor who improved Ethiopia's education system, economy, and government |
| Mombasa | port city that has been a hub for international shipping in Eastern Africa |
| Drakensberg Mountains | Southern Africa's main mountain range |
| Zambezi River | Southern Africa's longest river |
| David Livingstone | Scottish missionary & explorer that helped spread the Gospel in Africa |
| Apartheid | System of racial segregation in South Africa |
| Niger River | 3rd longest river in Africa |
| Bantu | people group who migrated from Western Africa to Central, Eastern, & Southern Africa |
| Nigeria | Africa's most populous country |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | World's Largest Producer of Cobalt |
| Lake Tanganyika | 2nd deepest lake in the world |
| Maasai | Nomadic animal herders & skilled warriors with vividly colored clothing and jewelry |
| Victoria Falls | Zambia's most famous natural wonder |
| Kinshasa | capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Addis Ababa | capital of Ethiopia |
| Dodoma | capital of Tanzania |
| Harare | capital of Zimbabwe |
| Gaborone | capital of Botswana |
| Tropics | located in torrid zone |
| High Latitude Climate | located in frigid zone |
| Frigid Zone | located between the Arctic Circle & North Pole |
| Torrid Zone | located between the Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn |
| Temperate Zone | Neither very hot nor very cold |
| Middle Latitude Climate | Temperate Zone |
| Asante Empire | Empire that previously covered most of modern-day Ghana |
| Horn of Africa | Africa's easternmost peninsula |
| Kilimanjaro | Highest mountain in Africa |
| Lake Assal | Africa's lowest point of elevation |
| Victoria Falls | One of the largest waterfalls in the world |
| Robert Mugabe | Zimbabwe's first prime minister and second president |
| Afrikaners | Descendants of the Boers |
| Nelson Mandela | South Africa's first Black president |