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