Sub-Saharan Africa
Name the country with the best geography in this region AND explain why its geography is so good.
South Africa; lots of coast, c climate
Name the country that was France's favorite colony AND explain the significance of this colony gaining its independence.
Algeria; sparked decolonization for the rest of Africa
Name the country in which the Arab Spring began AND the country in which it died.
Tunisia; Syria
Name the capital of Israel, explain how it became the capital, and explain why this is so controversial.
Jerusalem; Trump moved the US embassy to Jerusalem; major religious site for the three main monotheistic religions
This country has a lot of biodiversity and is home to the Merina people.
Name the dominant ethnic group in the Maghreb region AND what they're known for.
What are the Amazigh people and rugs?
In this "Germany of Africa," ___% of the population lives within ___ miles of the __________.
Egypt; 95; 12; Nile River
What is the Muslim Brotherhood, what is their main goal, and what country are they primarily in?
social and political group with lots of money and power; make Egypt very conservative and nonsecular; Egypt
Name the largest stateless nation in the world AND explain what this means.
What are the Kurdish people?
The north and south regions of this country are vastly different in this country with a huge population and a rapidly growing economy.
Name the region where a lot of modern conflict is in Africa AND explain why there is so much conflict there.
Sahel/African Transition Zone; geography, wealth, religion, etc.
Name the country that is now controlled by the Taliban AND name the country that played a large role in creating the Taliban.
What is Afghanistan?
Was the Arab Spring successful in Libya? Why or why not?
Kinda but really no because they were able to remove the dictator but it created a power vacuum and no democracy.
The Iran Nuclear Agreement (or the Iran Deal), a deal aimed at preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons, AND Donald Trump.
Kenya; tourism, higher social metrics
The oldest civilization in the world is _____________, located in modern-day __________, between the _______ River and the __________ River.
Mesopotamia; Iraq; Tigris; Euphrates
Name the region that Morocco claims control over.
What is Western Sahara?
Was the Arab Spring successful in Egypt? Explain.
Yes, kinda, but then Muslim Brotherhood got voted in because they had the infrastructure in place to win the election, so then there was another Arab Spring that was successful and now there's a military guy in charge.
Officially, the United States went to war with Iraq because ________________, but after reading the _____________________________, a once classified document, one could say that ________________________________________.
claims that Iraq was trying to get nuclear weapons; Downing Street Memo; they were just trying to come up with an excuse to invade Iraq
List at least 3 problems that have and/or continue to plague Sub-Saharan Africa.
huge (landlocked countries), food scarcity, bad climate for food production, no domesticable animals, constant conflict, superimposed boundaries, power vacuums, mosquitoes, HIV/AIDS, etc.
Describe the physical geography of Africa. List at least 3 notable things.
flat: plateaus & basins, tectonics, elongated lakes, huge, north africa: b climate, sub-saharan africa: a climate, okavango delta, richat structure
This country has really good geography but it isn't super wealthy because of constant conflict.
What is Iraq?
Was the Arab Spring successful in Syria? Explain.
No, caused a huge civil war (proxy war for Saudi Arabia and Iran)
Explain why the US staged a coup on Iran's government AND who Iran's new leader is.
What is BP, the British, and the US; and who is the Ayatollah?