North Africa
People settled along this river, and the fertile soil produced enough crops to support the growth of a large civilization.
Nile River
One example of cultural expression common in East Africa (multiple possible answers)
ethnic music, colorful clothing, oral histories/folktales
Examples of art forms that keep West Africa's traditions alive.
(Name one)
carved masks, kente cloth, griots
Describe the climate at the Equator.
(Choose 2)
cold wet dry warm
wet and warm
The Southern African country where you can find unique wildlife like lemurs.
Madagascar
This body of water is east of Egypt.
Red Sea
Two countries that are in East Africa.
(Choose)
Cameroon Ethiopia Mauritania Botswana Kenya
Ethiopia and Kenya
Grazing large herds and overfarming have led to this problem in the Sahel.
desertification
A city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo known worldwide for its music.
(Choose)
Brazzaville Douala Kinshasa Malabo
The Southern African country that is the largest producer of gold and platinum.
South Africa
North Africa is subject to foreign invasions because of this (multiple possible answers)
Important ports and waterways on the Mediterranean
or
oil and natural gas reserves
Two words that describe East Africa's rainfall.
(Choose)
inconsistent predictable seasonal year-round
inconsistent and seasonal
The West African country that has a hardwood industry.
(Choose)
Benin Chad Ghana Senegal
Benin
Two countries that are in Central Africa:
(Choose)
DRC Tanzania Nigeria Ghana Equatorial Guinea
DRC and Equatorial Guinea
Common causes of death among Southern African infants and children.
(Choose 2)
HIV/AIDS small pox Ebola malnutrition
HIV/AIDS and malnutrition
a fundamentalist government
or
end to Western influence
The problem in East Africa that causes countries and citizens to have no strong national identity.
ethnic diversity
The main cause of conflict in many West African nations.
ethnic diversity
The European country that had control of the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the Scramble for Africa.
Belgium
The country that invaded and took control of Madagascar in the late 1800s.
France
A period of pro-democracy revolts in North Africa and Southwest Asia.
Arab Spring
The reason southern Sudan rebelled against northern Sudan.
fear of Sudan establishing an Arabic and Islamic state
(Choose)
diamonds gold oil copper
gold
Reasons for European colonization of Africa.
(Name at least one)
To control Africa's raw natural resources
To protect sea routes used for trade
The two Southern African countries that are mostly covered by the Kalahari Desert.
(Choose 2)
Zimbabwe Rwanda Botswana Guinea Namibia
Botswana and Namibia