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Tean 7-1 Africa 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the main religion in West Africa? | Muslims |
| Which West Africa country has the largest population in Africa? | Nigeria |
| Which West African country was the fist to become independent in 1957? | Ghana |
| What is Sudan's main export? | cotton |
| What religion do 50% of the people of Angola practice? | Roman Catholic |
| What are South Africa's three largest ethnic groups? | Zulu,Xhosa,Sotho |
| What country produces most of the world's vanilla beans? | Madagascar |
| Why was the African National Conference formed in 1912? | Because the Black People wanted to gain power from the British. |
| What country is thought to be the world's original home to coffee? | Ethiopia |
| What is Botswana's biggest source of export income? | diamonds |
| What is Nigeria's main mineral resource and export? | oil |
| Second largest continent | Africa |
| How many countries? | There are 47 countries,(soon to be 48) (says 54 on other sources) |
| What type of continent is it? | A plateau continent, high and dry,(especially in the center) |
| Largest desert in the world? | Sahara |
| Third largest river in Africa? | Niger River |
| What are the three large lakes near the Great Rift Valley | Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, and Lake Malawi |
| What is the second largest lake? | Lake Victoria |
| What is the longest freshwater lake? | Lake Tanganyika |
| What is the ninth largest lake? | Lake Malawi |
| What is Africa's highest peak? | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| Burkina Faso is a __________ __________. | landlocked country |
| What is Burkina Faso's capital? | Cotonou |
| What is Burkina Faso's chief port and largest city? | Cotonou |
| Burkina Faso is the ___________ country the world, so they get help from organization. | poorest |
| What do fields in Burkina Faso have? | stone barriers |
| What do people in Burkina Faso have to provide clean drinking water? | deep wells |
| What is Cameroon called? | "The hinge of Africa" |
| What is Cameroon's capital, and economic center? | Yaounde |
| What makes up 1/3 of Cameroon's economy's output? | farming |
| What are Cameroon's two main languages? | French and English |
| It is one of the world's geographical countries, it covers 3 regions. | Cameroon |
| World's leading cocoa producers. | Cameroon |
| Cameroon is slightly larger than ___________. | California |
| What is a major part of Cameroon's economy? (oil) | off shore drilling |
| Cameroon has over _____________ ethnic groups. | 200 |
| Cote d'Ivoire's northern half consists of ____________. | plateaus |
| What is Cote d'Ivoire's official capital? | Yamoussoukro |
| Cote d'Ivoire is also a leading producer of ____________. | cocoa |
| Cote d'Ivoire is one of the most ______________ countries in Africa. | prosperous |
| Smallest country in Africa? | Gambia |
| Gambia's capital? | Bachuol |
| Senegal's capital is _____________? | Dakar, one of their busiest and largest port in their economy, and was established by the French. |
| What is Senegal's main language, and religion? | French, and Muslim (90%) |
| _____________ define Senegal's borders. | Rivers |
| Senegal relies on? | agriculture |
| Guinea is a ___________ and _____________ country. | humid, tropical |
| What is Guinea's majority and minority religion? | Majority is Muslim, minority is Catholic |
| What is Guinea's capital and major port? | Conakry |
| What percent of Guinea's people don't have access to clean water? | Half, 50% |
| What is the result of not having access to clean water, for people in Guinea? | High mortality rate, so lots of babies dieing. |
| What country has over a million refugees in their country? | Guinea |
| Sierra Leone has? | 4 geographic regions |
| What is Sierra Leone's capital? | Freetown, largest harbor in the world. |
| When was Freetown founded? | 1787 |
| What was Freetown used for? | A region for freed slaves |
| What do Sierra Leone depend on? | subsistence agriculture |
| What are Sierra Leone's major cash crops? | coffee, cocoa, palm oil, and palm kernel |
| Which country had a 10 year civil war, that ended in 1999? | Sierra Leone |
| What are mined in Sierra Leone? | diamonds and iron |
| What are descendants of freed slaves called? | Creoles |
| What country is slightly smaller than Maryland? | Burundi |
| Burundi is ___________. | mountainous |
| What is Burundi's capital? | Bujumbura |
| Burundi is __________, ___________, and ______________ | small,poor, and densely populated |
| Burundi depends on ________________. | agriculture, growing crops |
| Burundi's official languages? | French and Burundi |
| Burundi is made up of 2/3 ___________, and 1/3 _______________. | Christians, made up beliefs |
| What country is a small landlocked country? | Rwanda |
| What country is the most densely populated country in Africa? | Rwanda |
| What is 90% of Rwanda's economy, and the other 10%? | 90% subsistence farming, 10% agriculture |
| Rwanda's largest city and capital? | Kigali |
| How do things go in Rwanda? | Since many of their parents have died, the children take care of their families, and live on their own. |
| Rwanda have more than _________ of their population in poverty. | half,1/2 |
| What is Rwanda's majority and minority ethnic groups? | Hutu majority, Tutsi minority |
| During Rwanda's civil war from 1990-1994, 800,000 _________ died and the _________ gained control of their government? | Tutsi,Tutsi |
| What country lies on the "horn of Africa"? | Somalia |
| Somalia has a ........... | dry climate and is semi desert |
| What is Somalia's capital and major port? | Mogadishu |
| What is Somalia's nation's language? | Somali |
| How long was Somalia's civil war? | 10 years |
| When was Somalia's drought, that killed 300,000 people, and sent people to Ethiopia? | 1992, worst drought in Africa |
| Half of Somalia's population is _________. | nomadic |
| Most of Somalia's people are ____________. | Muslim |
| What country is twice the size of Nevada? | Kenya |
| Kenya grows ________ __________, and millions of pounds are sold to Germany, France, and UK. | French Beans |
| When did Kenya win their independence? | 1933 |
| Most Kenya's rely on agriculture, how many are farmers? | 70% |
| What did French plantations have in Kenya? | coffee and tea |
| What did native Kenyan's decide will happen after their independence? | That they'll decide what is grown. |
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