Africa 1
Which of these countries is NOT found in East Africa? ETHIOPIA, KENYA, or EQUATORIAL GUINEA?
Equatorial Guinea
Area of grasslands mixed with trees and shrubs
Savanna
Which of these countries are NOT found in Central Africa? CAMEROON, SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, or ETHIOPIA?
Ethiopia
What word describes Central Africa's climate - tropical, mild, or freezing?
Tropical
What is Central Africa's primary landform - Congo River watershed, caves, or steppes?
Congo River Watershed
Two rivers join to form the Nile River. What are they?
The White Nile and the Blue Nile
The river that can power the entire continent of Africa if it was used correctly
The Congo River
What does POACHING mean?
Illegally hunting or trapping animals.
What was ONE reason Europeans wanted to colonize African countries?
Resources, workforce, more land.
True or False: Many parts of Africa were colonized by South America.
False! They were colonized by European countries.
True or False: Subsistence farming is growing crops to sell to a large number of people.
FALSE: Subsistence farming is growing just enough food to feed your family.
land drained by a river and its tributaries
Watershed
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape violence and persecution is called a
refugee
When a group of people seize control of a government it is called a
COUP
ELECTION, or
RUN-OFF
coup
Name TWO European countries that were responsible for colonizing East and Central African countries
England (Great Britain), France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium
A city or town where ships load or unload
Port
What does 'biodiversity' mean?
Referring to the wide diversity of living things on the planet.
What resource does the Danakil Plain possess? (Hint: you might use it on your food).
Salt
Name TWO natural resources found in East or Central Africa
Water (rivers), minerals, petroleum, diamonds, timber ...
Someone who tries to convert another person to a particular religion is called a
Missionary
Describe desertification
the process by which agricultural land is turned into desert during long periods of drought and land misuse.
This valley runs through parts of Central and East Africa and was formed when the Earth's plates moved apart
Great Rift Valley
The killing of an entire group of people because of their ethnicity.
Genocide
Use the terms "slash and burn" and "biodiversity" in a sentence together.
Varied answers
Wandering from place to place without a fixed home
Nomadic