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brave
100
The cutting down and clearing of trees from an area.
What is deforestation?
100
...Farming is so hard to do in the Sahel.
Rainfall varies from year to year.
100
The type of economy that Nigeria and South Africa have.
mixed
100
The term that describes the grassland of the African continent.
The savanna.
100
In Kenya and the Sudan the literacy rate differs between boys and girls. Which has the higher literacy rate?
The boys.
200
The system of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials.
What is Imperialism?
200
...what the European nations did to the African rainforest?
Cleared large areas of land for great plantations.
200
The country that has the strongest economy in Africa.
South Africa
200
Two important trade goods that were carried across the Sahara Desert.
Gold and salt.
200
What has Nigeria specialized in?
Oil production.
300
An area that borders the desert.
What is the Sahel?
300
...what religion Arabs brought to Africa.
Islam Religion
300
The government of Kenya.
a republic
300
The country where most Ashanti live.
Ghana.
300
What country specialized in gold and diamond mining?
South Africa.
400
The Arabic word that means one who lives on the coast.
What is "Swahili?"
400
...what the Golden Stool symbolizes for the Ashanti people.
The power of the Ashanti people.
400
The government of Sudan.
a dictatorship
400
A language made up of Bantu and Arabic.
Swahili.
400
The boundaries of the new African states, created after WWII caused problems. What problem involved the tribes?
Tribes were split which lead to civil wars.
500
The total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year.
What is GDP or gross domestic product?
500
...what the spirits that possess people are called.
Mila.
500
Most economies are mixed...Why is that?
They have aspects of all 3 economic types in their economies.
500
The first black president of South Africa.
Nelson Mandela.
500
What was the early European plan for Africa?
To establish trade and transportation routes.
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