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How many sovereign countries are in Africa?
What are the most important mountainous regions?
Drakensberg (Dragon's mountain) and
Great Escarpment
What is the capital city?
Cairo
What are some animals that are native to Egypt?
Jackals, gazelles, crocodiles and cobras
What is important about Lesotho?
What is the largest lake in Africa?
Lake Victoria
What is the form of government in South Africa?
Democratic Republic
What is the Nile River Delta?
It is the fertile land that is completely covered with farms north of Cairo
Where on the African continent is the Great Rift Valley?
The Ethiopian Highlands
What is the worlds largest hot desert and where is it located?
The Sahara covering 8.5 million square kilometers in the north of the African continent
What is the most important problem in the Sahel region?
The Sahels fertile land becomming desert as a result of drought, deforestation, and intensive agriculture - desertification
How many official languages are there in South Africa?
11 official languages
Where is Upper Egypt?
Upper Egypt is located in the south of Egypt
Why is South Africa called the “rainbow nation”?
The colourful mix of cultures and languages within South Africa give it the name "Rainbow Nation"
Which are the most important rivers in South Africa?
Limpopo and Orange
Where is the Congo River basin?
Rainforest Region
What are the 3 capital cities?
Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein
What are the main religions and the percentages of the population?
Muslims (90%) and Copts (10%)
Where is the "cradle of humankind"
South Africa
When was Nelson Mandela freed from prison and how many years did he spend there?
He was freed in 1990 after 27 years by President F.W. de Klerk
Where is the Swahili Coast? East or West coast of Africa?
It is located on the East Coast of the African Continent
What are the “plateaus”? Describe the types of the vegetation?
High flat areas covered with rolling grasslands called highveld and tree-dotted plains called bushveld
What are the 3 key drivers of the Economy?
Tourism, Oil and Gas Exports
What are the official languages in Egypt?
Arabic with English and French widely understood by educated classes
How far does the Swahili Coast stretch, along which Ocean and between which 2 countries?
1,610 kilometers (1,000 miles) along the Indian Ocean from Somalia to Mozambique