Physical Features
What is the tallest Mountain in Africa
What is the tallest Mountain in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
Why were slaves in high demand by the Europeans?
Cheap Labor
What was the Scramble for Africa?
European Nations creating Empires around the world
Nelson Mandela is referred to as the Father of Modern South Africa because he ______________.
Led the long struggle to end Apartheid
One major obstacle to industrialization is
Political turmoil within countries
How did the early kingdoms of the Transition Zone gain wealth?
Trade of Gold and Salt
Name two ways slaves were captured?
1. Organized Slave trader raids
2. Europeans bought slaves from African Kings or tribal leaders.
What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
to divide up Africa among European Nations
How was Apartheid resisted in South Africa?
Strikes, Boycotts, Non Violent Movements, Civil Disobedience
The money generated from diamonds in West Africa is often used to ________?
Finance Civil Wars
Most of Africa's long natural lakes are found in the ________ ________ _________.
Great Rift Valley
What were some of the disadvantages that slavery brought to the African People?
Tore families apart, Hindered economic development, Many died on the Journey, and Many were beaten or mistreated.
During Imperialism which two countries were never colonized in Africa?
Liberia and Ethiopia
What is Apartheid?
Policy of racial segregation used by the Government involving political, legal, and economic discrimination
Where do Scientists believe AIDS/HIV came from?
HIV came from a particular kind of chimpanzee in Western Africa. Humans probably came in contact with HIV when they hunted and ate infected animals.
What is the dominant landform in the Transition Zone?
Sahel
Explain the Triangular Trade
Slaves were shipped from Africa to either the Americas, North America, or Europe in exchange for goods or resources.
The primary goal of Europeans, after the exploration, in Africa was to
Gain natural resources
What were pass books and why were they important
Non-whites were forced to carry these books and they limited movement in South Africa.
What are some Urbanization issues that Africa might face later on down the road?
Overcrowded cities, Lack of Supplies, and Corrupt Government
Which three tropical lines run through Africa?
Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn
African styles of music and art have made their way to the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, & Asia as a result of ______________.
the migration of Africans due to the slave trade
The main problem with "Carving up Africa" by the Europeans nations was that?
boundaries were drawn based on European colonies rather than cultural boundaries of the African Tribes.
During Apartheid could non-whites participate in Government, own land, have good education, and hold well paying jobs?
False
Explain the Rwandan Genocide and the effects it has on Rwanda today.
Hutu killed and targeted the Tuti's tribe after the Belgians leave. Women could not hold jobs till recently and the nation is still divided and Civil War.