Resources
Why is salt valuable?
It preserves food
Provides electrolytes
Name at least three things governments provide with infrastructure.
Roads
Hospitals
Schools
Clean Water
Electricity
etc.
What is culture? Tell me at least 2 things within culture.
Language
Belief System
Traditions
Music
Art
Food
Clothing
Etc.
What is colonialism?
Taking control over another country, stealing its land, resources, and people.
What is the large arid region in the northern part of Africa?
Sahara Desert
A raw material or agricultural product
Commodity
What is apartheid?
policies of legal segregation within South Africa
What is an epidemic?
A widespread occurrence of a disease in a particular area at a particular time
Why was Africa such a sought out area for Europeaners?
They were looking for land and resources
What is the dominating land feature in central Africa?
The Congo Basin / Rainforest
What are some of the most sought after resources in Africa? 3 top resources for the points
Oil, Gold, Diamonds
Who is Nelson Mandela and why is he well know?
Former President of South Africa
He is know for helping end Apartheid
What is a pandemic?
When a disease is widespread over many countries or even the whole world.
What country had an estimated 10-20 million people killed during the colonial period? This country produced a lot of rubber.
DRC
Democratic Republic of the Congo
What is the region that separates the desert and rainforest?
Sahel
Why is gold mining challenging for countries in Africa? Tell me two reasons
It's dangerous in the mines
Living conditions are poor
There is corruption within the government
There is drug use and violence in camps
What is a typical form of corruption we see within many African nations?
Companies pay government officials bribes to avoid taxes
What do future generations of Africa look like?
Large increase in children
What region of Africa did we see Mansa Musa's empire?
Why was South Africa a good destination while traveling to Asia?
It was a good pit stop while sailing towards Asia.
What resource did the Belgians want from DRC?
Rubber
Many African nations economies are based on what?
Exporting commodities
How do the borders of current day African countries reflect what borders looked like prior to colonialism?
Poorly! There would be several hundred territories in Africa instead of the 54 nations we see today
Mansa Musa's empire was successful because they controlled what three things?
Gold
Salt
Trade Routes
What areas of the continent are not impacted by Malaria?
Sahara (far north)
South Africa (far south)