Geography
The largest city in South Africa and is also the capital. It is known for having large trade because of its location.
Capetown
What caused the great rift valley to form?
Plate tectonics
A semiarid, fairly dry area that lies between the Sahara and regions to the south that receive more rainfall.
Sahel
BETWEEN 1960 AND 1975, NEARLY ALL OF THE COLONIES IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA BECAME ______ NATIONS
Independent
This city has seen a rise in violence and crime over recent years. While it is still one of the largest cities it has high poverty.
Mogadishu
What is the longest river in Africa?
Nile River
Enslaved Africans were brought across the Atlantic Ocean to work on colonial plantations
Atlantic Slave Trade
THE VOYAGE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC THAT FORMED THE MIDDLE LEG OF THE TRIANGLE was what?
The Middle Passage
This city is home to many entrepreneurs and businesses. It is also known for the Giraffe Manor.
Nairobi
What is the Nile rivers water source?
Lake Victoria
A life-threatening disease caused by parasites
Malaria
_____ BECAME THE LARGEST EMPIRE IN AFRICAN HISTORY.
Songhai
Located in Tanzania and is the tallest free standing mountain in the world.
Mt. Kilimanjaro
What is considered the largest waterfall in the world?
Victoria Falls
Gold was traded by West African’s for Arabs’ salt
Salt Trade
THE FIRST OF THE GREAT EMPIRES, FLOURISHED BETWEEN 600 AND 1200.
Ghana
The great rift valley stretches from ____ to ____.
Africa to Asia
Where is Victoria Falls located?
A political leader in Ghana who promoted the idea of Pan-Africanism
Kwame Nkrumah
What things did Arab Trading Partners bring other than the salt trade?
Scholarship, Law, and Islam Religion