Colonialism
The two dominate religions throughout Africa are
Christianity and Islam
This Mountain dominates the landscape of East Africa.
Mount Kilimanjaro
European wanted this from Africa to stay healthy, trade in west Africa and to preserve their food.
Salt
Cecil Rhodes founded this company to sell diamonds to the world
De Beers
All of it's names mean "great river"
The Niger River
Growing crops that provide for your family
Subsistance Farming
This was the purpose of the Berlin Conference in 1884.
To regulate European colonization in the take over of Africa.
Most of the people living in the "Transition Zone" make their living by...
Subsistance Farming or Hearding
European wanted this from Africa to get rich back in Europe.
Gold and Diamonds
Cecil Rhodes established this scholarship to Oxford University.
Rhodes Scholarship
This has been shrinking to nearly 90% of it's original size.
Lake Chad
The practice of passing down stories from one generation to the next
Oral Tradition
They mostly ignored existing African ethnic boundaries when they drew up colonial borders.
The Berlin Conference
This is a coastal, "true desert", in Southern Africa.
Namib
European wanted this from Africa this to lubricate their machines back in Europe.
Oil
He served as Prime Minister in this part of Africa
South Africa or Cape Colony
The two main uses of the Volta River and the Senegal River.
Hydroelectric power & irrigation
The illegal hunting that threatens certain species
Poaching
The year 1960 was called this because colonial rule ended in Equatorial Africa.
The Year of Independence
This is covered by rainforest and surrounded by mountains
The Congo Basin
European wanted this from Africa for Artwork and jewlery.
Ivory form Elephants
He believed in the separation of the races in Africa. This policy is called ...
Segregation
This is a man-made lake that was created by damming up a river.
Lake volta
The harmful agricultural practice that depletes the soil of nutrients
Overfarming
This country was never colonized by Europeans.
Liberia
Volcanoes, earthquakes and separating tectonic plates all describe this place in Africa.
The Great Rift Valley
European wanted this from Africa to work in the sugar plantations in the Caribbean.
Slaves
He forced Africans to work in his mines looking for diamonds and ...
Gold
This river runs in South Africa and ends inland creating a delta.
The Okavango River
Gems mined in war-torn areas and used to finance wars
Conflict Diamonds