Physical Geography
Nile
Niger
Zambezi
Congo
Africa's farmland suffers from ____________ (starts with a d)
droughts
What ancient kingdom was in modern day Sudan?
Kush kingdom
This is the main form of communication
Radio
There was genocide in this country
Rwanda
Describe where the Great Rift Valley is
It is south of the Nile River. It surrounds Lake Victoria. It is is Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
People live near ____________
water
What ancient kingdom was south of the kingdom of Kush?
Kingdom of Axum / Aksum
The population is ____________ available resources
outgrowing
Name of first black president of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
What line of latitude goes through the Sahara Desert?
Tropic of Cancer
50 % of the population is under what age?
15
Most famous trade city in Africa was ___________
Timbuktu
Name one reason that inhibits the growth of industry
lack of skilled workforce, instability of the government, high poverty rate
name for the legal segregation that existed in South Africa
tropical savanna
Africa has the _____________ birthrate, and the _____________ lifespan
highest, shortest
The people from this continent explored and colonized Africa.
Europe
This is the stripping of farmland
desertification
the largest desert in Africa
Sahara Desert
Tropical Rain Forest
List the five biggest causes of death
famine, poor nutrition, lack of clean water, diseases, AIDS
How much of Africa is independent at this time?
ALL 100%
name of people who kill exotic wildlife species for profit
poachers
The boundaries that Europeans made in Africa did not consider landforms, climatic regions, or _________
cultures