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what is the name of the super continent before it broke apart forming our current continents
Pangea
what is made up of sharp, steep cliffs that line the narrow coast plains of Africa
The Great Escarpment
The ____ are lakes where the water is alkaline because of minerals from volcanic rock causing red algae to grow
Soda Lakes
_______ is the largest lake in Africa
Lake Victoria
The San, Khoikhoi, and Tswana are the groups of people that live in the ____
Kalahari Desert
_____ means area of nothingness
Namib
____ means field in Dutch
Veld
South Africa has one-half of the world’s ___ deposits
gold
____ the earliest empire in Africa south of the Sahara
Kush
_____ the capital city of Kush, was rich in ____
Meroe
iron ore
The original capital of Kush was the city of _____
Kerma
The ____ was a mix of African and Arabian culture
Axumite Empire
The city of _____ was the capital of the Axumite Empire
Axum
The local dialect in East Africa was _____
Swahili
_____ was the local language of the Axumite Empire
Ge’ez
For almost ___ years, East and Southern Africans were subjected to ____ domination
200
European
Many conflicts that existed before East and Southern Africa’s independence have resulted in____
wars
The ____ used the policy of apartheid to separate non-whites from whites
National Party
People from _____ thought they could take resources and land in East and Southern Africa by overpowering the Africans
Europe
The discovery of _______ and ________ attracted British business people to Southern Africa
diamonds and gold
Religious conflicts between ______, ______, and _____ caused problems in Sudan
Muslims and Christians and animists
The many ______ that settled in East and Southern Africa made the struggle for independence longer and more difficult
Europeans
Some of the challenges the people of East and South Africa face in the 21st century are:
*overcoming poverty
*repaying loans
*improving health care
*providing education
*eliminating malnutrition
*protecting the environment
*eliminating conflicts
Why did help from the United States and countries in Europe has brought harm to East and Southern Africa because
farmers see no reason to plant their own crops when these countries are giving them food
_______ is caused by the loss of soil through erosion which can be caused by deforestation and over planting
Desertification