| Question | Answer |
| Why is Africa called the birthplace of the human race? | Because scientists have found human bones dating back millions of years in Africa. |
| What is the third longest rive in Africa? | the Niger River, which flows through the Sahel. |
| Cameroon does offshore | drilling. |
| What is the capital of Sierra Leone?
(It is also the one of the world's largest natural harbor.) | Freetown |
| What other economic activity exists in Sierra Leone? | Mining, mainly Diamonds and Iron Ore. |
| What is the smallest country in Africa? | Gambia |
| What religions is most wide spread in Africa? | Christianity. Then Islamic and then Indigenous. |
| What does Central and Southern Africa have? | the Congo Basin, containing the Congo River and the Zambezi River, which has many waterfalls including Victoria Falls. |
| What is Gambia's capital? | Banjul |
| North Africa is mainly | desert |
| Sierra Leone has _____ geographic regions. | four |
| Where did the Portuguese set up their colony for gold? | In the West Coast, but soon shipped slaves to Europe. |
| Africa contains how many countries and islands? | 47 countries and 6 island nations. |
| About how many people live in Africa? | 905 million people. |
| What is the leading industry of Cameroon? | Oil Refining |
| What are the grasslands of North and East Africa used for? | Nomadic herding |
| What is the largest desert in the world and in Africa? | the Sahara |
| In Burkina Faso, farmers build _____ _________. | stone barriers |
| Most of the people in Guinea are | Muslims - though some are Roman Catholic. |
| What two languages are mainly spoken in Cameroon? | English & French |
| What industries are important Africa? | Mining. Oil in the North and West. Diamond and Gold mines in the Cental and Southern portions. |
| What is the climate in Central and Southern Africa? | It varies from Tropical near the Equator, Marine West Coast on the Indian Ocean, Humid Subtropical in other coastal regions and Dry in the South. |
| Cameroon is 180,000 square miles and is slightly larger than | California. |
| What is the world's second largest freshwater lake? | Lake Victoria |
| West Africa is | Tropical grassland and rain forest |
| It is a haven for _____ ________. | free slaves |
| Around 300 C.E., what three great kingdoms rise in Africa? | Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. |
| What is the capital of Benin? | Porto Novo |
| What is the second largest continent in the world? | Africa |
| What is the highest point in Africa? | Mt. Kilimanjaro in the Ethiopian Highlands. |
| Half of the population don't have | drinkable water. |
| What country had a 10 year civil war, ending in 1999? | Sierra Leone |
| What is the largest country in Africa? | Sudan |
| It's a ____________ country. | landlocked |
| What is the smallest country in Africa? | Seychelles |
| Cameroon is also called | "Africa in miniature". |
| East Africa is dry, except in the | Ethiopian Highlands, which has a highlands climate and the southern part with a tropical wet and dry climate. |
| Cameroon is also called | "The Hinge of Africa", because it is in the right corner of Africa. |
| It gets ____ from ___________. | help - organizations |
| What three climates does Madagascar have? | Tropical in the east, Tropical wet/dry in the northwest and central and semiarid in the southwest |
| What is the economy like in Sierra Leone? | It is a Subsistence Farming economy. |
| What defines Senegal's borders? | The Senegal River. |
| What two deserts lie in the southern region of Africa? | Namib and Kalahari |
| What is South of the Sahara? | The Sahel, which is mostly grassland. |
| During 1700-1800, what made up most of Africa? | European colonization |
| West Africa is ____ in the North and _________
as you move South. | warm, tropical |
| In 2002, most African nations formed the African Union to | help promote peace, human rights and improve public health. |
| What is the longest freshwater lake in the world? | Lake Tanganyika |
| When did Atlantic Slave trade end? | Around 1850. |
| Where do people in Burkina Faso get clean drinking water from? | deep wells |
| Dakar is Senegal's _________ city and the center of ___________ activity. | largest - economic |
| Dakar was established by _______ colonists. | French |
| Burkina Faso is a ___________ country. | landlocked |
| What is the biggest city and chief port in Benin? | Cotonou |
| Guineas is _______ - ___________ and high in poverty. | under developed |
| What three religious groups are in Cameroon? | Christianity, Islam, & Indigenous religions. |
| Who came to Africa in the 1400s? | Europeans |
| More than 1/2 of Africa's farmland is used for what? | Subsistence farming |
| Guinea has a ______ - __________ climate. | Humid Subtropical |
| Where did the three kingdoms wealth come from? | Trade across the Sahara of gold, ivory and slaves for copper and salt from Arab traders who also spread Islam. |
| The Sahel also contains- | Lake Chad, which has been shrinking in size over many years. |
| Most Trade and Manufacturing is done in what country, in Africa? | South Africa |
| Creoles are descendants of whom? | Freed slaves. |
| More than a million refugees have infiltrated what country? | Guinea |
| In 1957, a country rebelled against the European rule and was the first black African nations to gain independence. What was the country? | Ghana, and within 10 years, most other areas had become independent of colonial rule. |
| Central and Southern Africa is | Broadleaf Evergreens to Desert. |
| Most of Africa's climate is _______ all year. | warm |
| Gambia and Senegal are along the | Atlantic Ocean. |
| What was Freetown chosen as in 1787? | It was selected as a region for freed slaves. |
| Cameroon has over | 200 ethnic groups. |
| What conflicts did the newly Independent countries face? | Few were prepared for self rule, struggled to create stable governments, and had ethnic tensions in countries. |
| North Africa is- | Desert, with areas along the Mediterranean Sea with a Mediterranean Climate. |
| 90 % of the people in Gambia & Senegal are | Muslim. |
| 2/5 of Africa is | Tropical Grassland or Savanna. |
| Cameroon is one of the leading producers of | Cocoa. |
| What is the world's 9th largest lake? | Lake Malawi |
| 1/3 of Cameroon is an | Agricultural economy. |
| Senegal plants trees and are trying to better their | environment. |
| Most of Africa is a what? | High Plateau in the center, with several low lying basins that four mighty rivers flow from. |
| Senegal has ___________ farming. | subsistence |
| What is one of the poorest countries in the world? | Burkina Faso |
| What is a small, narrow country on the Atlantic? | Benin |
| How many different languages are spoken in Africa? | 2,000 languages. |
| What languages are widely used? | Arabic and Swahili |
| Guinea has a high | infant mortality rate. |
| What is the capital of Guinea? | Conakry |
| East Africa is | Tropical grassland and Highlands |
| What is Senegal's capital? | Dakar |
| The capital of Cameroon is | Yaounde. |
