Geography: Africa Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
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.

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