North Africa
What is the term given to a powerful ruler in ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh
What is the term given to land drained by a river and its tributaries?
Watershed
What is the term used when an area of fertile land turns into a desert?
Desertification
What is the term given to a steep cliff at the edge of a plateau?
Escarpment
Who helped to end segregation in South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
What is the term that means a writing system that uses small pictures?
Hieroglyphics
What events have troubled South Sudan the most since its independence in 2011?
Civil Wars
Fill in the blank: Population density ________ across Africa.
Varies
What is the term given to the journey of slaves from Africa to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
What is the term given to two or more languages blended together?
Creole
What is the dominant religion in North Africa?
Islam
What is the term given to a person who flees a country to avoid war?
Refugee
How do most people in Central Africa make a living and survive?
Subsistence Farming
What is the term used when a country gains land to increase their power?
Imperialism
What is the term given to a system of laws aimed at separating races?
Apartheid
How does the northern Sahara Desert differ from the southern?
The climate is more Mediterranean in the northern regions.
What is the main difference between the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley and the western branch?
The eastern branch is very volcanic, while the western branch is not.
Which language was the most popular trade language in Central Africa?
French
Which country was the only African country to not be colonized?
Ethiopia
What is the term used when individuals take control of the government?
Coup
Name two advancements of the ancient Egyptians that we discussed in class.
Describe three reasons why the Nile River is the most essential waterway in all of Africa.
Main water source for all of North and East Africa; allows previously unusable land to be used for farming; floods and provides nutrients for the soil; nearly 90% of Egyptians live within a few miles of the river; provides a shipping lane to the Mediterranean Sea
Describe two reasons why people use slash-and-burn agriculture and two negative impacts of slash-and-burn agriculture.
Use: all they know/traditions, need to clear land for survival, makes soil fertile, provides needed food and income
Impacts: deforestation, erosion, nutrient loss, biodiversity loss
Describe three things slaves had to endure during the Middle Passage.
Lack of food; small spaces with too many people; beatings and whippings; diseases; people dying around them; horrible sanitation
Why was Nelson Mandela put in jail for nearly 30 years?
He was charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government.