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Map Mania
Geo-a-Gogo
Colonialism Crackdown
Sudan Skills
Apartheid Awareness
100
What is the capital of Egypt?
CAIRO
100
The longest river in the world
NILE RIVER
100
Who colonized Africa in the 1800s?
EUROPEANS
100
What type of war did the Sudanese experience for several decades?
CIVIL WAR
100
Who was the influential leader in South Africa who helped stop apartheid?
Nelson Mandela
200
The narrow waterway that separates northern Africa from Europe is the _____
STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR
200
What is the largest waterfall in the world?
Victoria Falls
200
Define colonialism
the process of sending people to distant territories to gain control of their land and economy.
200
To which two nations did the Lost Boys flee?
ETHIOPIA & KENYA
200
How many years of the "life sentence" did Mandela serve?
27 years
300
What African country is the world's newest nation?
SOUTH SUDAN
300
The Kalahari Desert, located in southern Africa, is not a true desert. Why not?
It receives more rainfall than a typical desert and can accommodate more vegetation and animal life than a desert can.
300
Which two European nations acquired the most amount of land in Africa during colonization?
FRANCE & GREAT BRITAIN
300
How did organizers of the Sudan referendum combat low literacy rates?
Using pictures (1 hand = separate; 2 hands = unity)
300
what are the crowded clusters of tiny rundown homes where black South Africans were forced to live called?
TOWNSHIPS
400
What is Africa's tallest mountain? In what country is it located?
MT. KILIMANJARO; TANZANIA
400
Why was the building of the Suez Canal such an important accomplishment?
It shortened the route from European colonies in the Americas to their colonies in Asia.
400
Which two nations were able to remain independent throughout European colonization?
LIBERIA & ETHIOPIA
400
How was the former nation of Sudan divided by religion?
Muslim north; Christian & Animist south
400
Define SANCTION
Penalties/punishments imposed on the South African government to try to encourage them to stop apartheid.
500
Madagascar's capital is (spelling counts!)
ANTANANARIVO
500
Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika are both lakes in Africa. Describe both.
Tanganyika- longest freshwater lake in the world Victoria- largest lake in Africa; main source of the Nile
500
WHAT WAS THE BERLIN CONFERENCE?
A MEETING OF EUROPEAN POWERS WHERE THEY DISCUSSED HOW TO DIVIDE UP AFRICA. THE AFRICANS WERE NOT INVITED.
500
During the second civil war in Sudan, what law did the Muslim government try to impose on the southern Sudanese (name it and describe it)
SHARIA LAW- code of ethics/living that dictates all aspects of life (diet, clothing, communication, etc.)
500
Identify TWO sanctions imposed on South Africa during the time of Apartheid
AWV