Geography
Geography II
Terms
Terms II
People
100

This is the longest river in Africa.

the Nile

100

This is the world's largest sheet of falling water:

Victoria Falls

100

This is the title for ancient Egyptian rulers:

Pharaohs

100

This term describes the process of shipping and trading materials, goods, and slaves across the Atlantic:

Triangular Trade

100

This Egyptian leader is remembered for his elaborate tomb discovered in 1922

Tut Ankh Amun

(King Tut)

200

This is the largest hot desert in the world.

the Sahara

200

The Nile River flows in this direction:

north

200

This is to believe in one god.

monotheism

200

At this event the European powers decided how they would divide up and colonize Africa:

Berlin Conference

200

A large lake and a large waterfall were named after this European ruler:

Victoria

300

This range is located in northwestern Africa, in Morocco and other countries.

the Atlas Mountains

300

Africa's largest lake; a source of the Nile.

Lake Victoria

300

This is the belief in many gods.

polytheism

300

This is the approximate percentage of Africa which is covered by desert:

40%

300

This person was imprisoned for protesting South Africa's racial laws and tater became its president.

Nelson Mandela

400

This region juts out into the Indian Ocean, near the Red Sea.

Horn of Africa

400

This is the region between the Sahara Desert and the savannahs:

the Sahel

400

This is the name for the policy of separating the races in South Africa.

Apartheid

400

This an area in a river of rapid, treacherous waters.

cataracts

400

This person is considered by some to be the richest person who ever lived.

Mansa Musa

500

This hilly region is one of the sources of the Nile.

Ethiopian Highlands

500

1.4 billion

the estimated population of Africa 2022

500

This is a term for the European rush to colonize Africa in the 19th century.

Scramble For Africa

500

Who is (was) the hungry crocodile?

Gustave

500

This South African president helped to end Apartheid and released Nelson Mandela from prison.

FW de Klerk