Africa Geography
What is the longest river in Africa and in the world?
Nile
What is the main problem around water in Africa?
Scarcity
Who was the main leader that brought about freedom for black people in South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
What is it called when a resource has only a low amount of it available
scarcity
An economy that is based on traditions
Traditional Economy
What are the three deserts we talked about in Africa this year?
Sahel, Sahara, Kalahari
What is another main problem around water in Africa?
Water pollution
Which President worked with Nelson Mandela?
F.W. De Clerk
Adding toxic items/waste into water
Water Pollution
The economy most countries use
Mixed Economy
Why is it hard to live in northern Africa?
Desert/scarcity of water
What is causing less and less water in Africa?
Drought
Which African country tried to obtain freedom through violence?
Kenya
Adding toxic items/waste into the air
Air Pollution
A climate that is dry with very little rainfall
Arid
Why is the tropical rainforest getting smaller and smaller?
Because of deforestation
What is one of the main crisis that people go through in Africa that makes it hard to survive?
Famine/Hunger
Which African country obtained its freedom through peaceful protests?
Nigeria
What do you call a group of people that does not live in one place but moves from place to place
Nomads
A man-made system for moving water from its source to where it can be used for growing crops
Irrigation
Why is the desert getting bigger and bigger in Africa
Because of desertification
What is another major issue of the African people that most other part of the world have under control?
HIV
Which African country is the youngest country in the world?
South Africa
A trade restriction that only allows a certain amount to be traded
Quota
The total market value of the goods and services produced by a country in a specific
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)