Physical Geography/Environmental Issues
This place forms a complex upland of lakes, volcanoes, and deep valley's.
Grand Rift Valley
40% of malaria deaths occur in these two African nations.
Congo & Nigeria
The Austronesian Language family is limited to what Island?
Madagascar
Rather than risk war, 13 countries convened in Berlin at the invitation of German Chancellor Bismark in 1884, at a gathering known as
Berlin Conference
According to World Bank, 41 percent of the Sub-Sahara population survives on roughly how much a day?
$1.90
The regions largest watershed in terms of both drainage area and water volume. Also known as "Zaire"
The Congo River
The Largest city in Africa.
Kinshasa
How many Language families are represented in Africa in the book?
six
When did the decolonization of Sub-Saharan Africa begin to happen?
1957
A state in which corruption is so institutionalized that most politicians and government bureaucrats siphon a huge percentage of the countries wealth.
Kleptocracy
Africa's tallest mountain
Mount Kilimanjaro
Large expanses of Sub-Saharan Africa have been off-limits due to this insect.
Tsetse flies
Two main religions in Africa.
Islam and Christianity
When was the Rhodesian (now known as Zimbabwe) forced to give up power?
1978
Only African State with fully developed modern road network.
South Africa
Desert like conditions due to human-induced degradation.
desertification
Kenya's Capitol
Nairobi
Islamic religious law
Sharia Law
Loyalty to the ethnic group rather than to the state is known as
Tribalism
Africa's biggest abundant energy source.
Coal
Illegal hunting, capturing and killing of wild animals.
Poaching
A South African term used to describe mixed people of African and European ancestry
Coloured
Africa's film capitol
Nollywood
People who flee their state because of well-founded fear of persecution based on race are known as
Refugees
What new program was introduced in 2000 to focus on bringing basic education to all African children?
Sustainable Development Goals