Strengths: Nile River, Great Rift Valley, Lake Victoria
Farming: Coffee, Tea, Sugar
Weaknesses:Famine, Genocide (Sudan & Rwanda)
What is Eastern Africa
100
The largest desert in the world!!
The name Sahara comes from the Arabic word for “desert.”
Occupies 1/3 of the continent and is still growing
What is the Sahara Desert
100
Where: Central Ghana
Culture:
Animism (tree & animals have souls)
“Talking drums” - much of jazz, blues & reggae have roots here
Kente Cloth:
- women make thread but only men can weave cloth
-Reserved for royalty
What is Ashanti
100
In 1652, Dutch settlers set up a colony on the southern tip of Africa
What is Cape Town
200
Transition zone between the dry area in the north and tropical areas in the south
Located in Southern Africa – covered by reddish sand, lies between the Orange and Zambezi rivers
What is Kalahari Desert
200
Where: Eastern coast of Africa (Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique)
Culture:
Influences by Arab culture
Language is a mix of Arabic & Bantu
Swahili is considered the international language of Africa
Primary Muslim
What is Swahili
200
Apartheid separated African society into what four groups
What is 1.) Blacks, 2.) Whites, 3.) Coloreds and 4.) Asains
The longest river in the world!!
It is formed by two rivers, the Blue Nile and the White Nile, and flows northward!!
Lake Victoria is the major source of the Nile River.
What is the Nile River
300
Where: Eastern Africa
Culture:
Known for bright red robes
Herders and farmers
Exotic piercings – expanded with wood
Known for intricate beadwork and jewelry
What is Masai
300
To get away from the British, what two states di the Afrikaners found?
What is Transvaal, Orange Free State
400
This type of land covers 2/3 of Africa
What is a desert
400
Strengths:
Resources
-Gold
-Diamonds
-Modernized Cities
-Johannesburg, South Africa
Weaknesses:
Kalahari & Namib Desert
Apartheid
HIV/AIDS
What is Southern Africa
400
Nile, Congo, Zambezi, Senegal, Niger, Orange
What are Major River of Sub-Saharan Africa
400
Where
- Western portions of Southern Africa
- Eastern portions of Southern Africa
Sometimes called “bushmen” because of where they live
Culture:
Clicking language
Extensive folktales related to the Bantu
Mostly nomadic hunter gatherers
Ancient rock paintings
What is Khoikhi and San
400
What South African president ended apartheid in 1990 and freed Nelson Mandela?
Who is F.W. de Klerk
500
This is the largest desert in Africa and the world
What is the Sahara
500
3 most prevalent diseases in Africa
What is 1.)HIV/AIDS, 2. Malariya 3.) Ebola
500
a process by which a desert spreads
Drought
Overgrazing
Overuse of land
What is desertfication
500
Where: Central Africa
Culture:
Polytheistic
Musical style has lots of percussion instruments
Masks
Eat a lot of yams
What is Igbo
500
Who became the first black president of South Africa in 1994 after being in prison for 29 years?