Culture & Traditions
About how many different languages are spoken in sub-Saharan Africa today?
1,500
Why did the government of Kenya establish national parks and reserves?
The scenic beauty and wildlife attract tourists
What was one of the main problems with the borders that Europeans established in Africa?
They divided some cultural groups and grouped some rivals together
What was apartheid?
Laws separating the races
What type of resource is found in abundance throughout sub-Saharan Africa?
Minerals
How has the history of West Africa been preserved?
Griots passed it down through generations
What helps to stop the spread of malaria?
Sleeping under nets
How did Europeans decide where to put the borders of their colonies?
They divided Africa to meet their own resource needs
What did South Africa experience for the first time in 1994?
An election in which all races could vote
Who has benefited most from oil wealth in Nigeria?
Mainly the people in power
Which type of music was influenced by the music of Africa?
Jazz
What are treatments used to increase resistance to disease?
Vaccines
What was an important result of public education in Kenya?
A literacy rate that more than doubled
Why has Nigeria had a history of conflict since it gained independence?
It is divided among three major ethnic groups
Why haven't African nations benefited more from their mineral wealth?
Corrupt governments took much of the profits from mining
Why are drug companies interested in traditional healers?
Their knowledge of medicinal plants
What was a major reason for the creation of national parks in Kenya?
To protect wildlife and attract tourism
How did farming in Africa change after colonization?
People began to grow cash crops rather than food crops
What term is used for a country in which government, economic institutions, and civil order have broken down?
Failed state
Which country depends on oil for the highest percentage of its exports?
Angola
What does an ethnobotanist study?
The relationship between cultures and plants
What is the term for a widespread shortage of food?
Famine
What two countries are in the East Africa Community with Kenya?
Uganda and Tanzania
Why has Somalia had difficulty achieving unity?
Conflict among five rival clans
Which country depends on diamonds for the highest percentage of its exports?
Botswana