Dates and People
He was the first black president of South Africa after the end of apartheid.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This country is known for the pyramids and the Nile River.
What is Egypt?
This term means one country taking control of another area and its people.
What is colonization?
This is the second-largest continent in both land area and population.
What is Africa?
The system of racial segregation in South Africa that ended in the 1990s.
What is apartheid?
Nelson Mandela served a 27 year prison sentence ending in this year.
What is 1990?
I’m the country where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.
What is South Africa?
This term describes the process when a colony becomes an independent nation.
What is decolonization?
One major cause of deforestation in Africa is the need for this type of energy.
What is firewood or charcoal for cooking?
This ocean separates Africa and the Americas.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
Apartheid become law in South Africa in this year.
What is 1948?
This country lies at the southern tip of Africa and has three capital cities.
What is South Africa?
This European country colonized large parts of West Africa, including Senegal and Ivory Coast.
What is France?
Africa is rich in these, which include gold, diamonds, oil, and copper.
What are natural resources?
Africa was colonized partly because European countries wanted these for their industries.
What are raw materials or resources?
This year marks the end of apartheid in South Africa.
What is 1994?
This country is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain.
What is Tanzania?
This European country once ruled Kenya and South Africa.
What is Great Britain?
Africa is rich in these two valuable minerals often used in jewelry and technology.
What are gold and diamonds?
This country was the only African nation never colonized by a European power.
What is Ethiopia?
This year the Berlin Conference began, changing Africa’s map forever.
What is 1884?
This king of Belgium ruled the Congo and caused millions of deaths during colonization.
Who is King Leopold II
This term describes the process when a colony becomes an independent nation.
What is decolonization?
Cutting down trees faster than they can regrow is called this.
What is deforestation?
This term describes a government ruled by the people, often through elections.
What is a democracy?