Geography
Largest desert in Africa and largest hot desert in the world. Covers 85% of Algeria.
What is the Sahara?
Builders of pyramid-shaped tombs in Sudan which remain largely intact today.
Who are the Meroë people?
Nigeria's economy is heavily dependent on this resource today.
What is oil (petroleum)?
Major tourist destination in Zimbabwe, named after Queen Victoria.
What are the Victoria Falls?
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North Sudanese Muslim male dancers at the Zikh ceremony.
Who are the whirling dervishes?
Large, grassy swamp on border between Sudan and South Sudan along the White Nile River.
What is the Sudd?
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Another name for Nigeria after substantial slave trade began in the country.
What is the "Slave Coast"?
Country with three capitals.
What is South Africa?
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Another name for Ghana due to an abundance of a particular natural resource.
What is the Gold Coast Colony?
Largest mountain chain in southern Africa.
What are the Drakensberg Mountains?
World's largest man-made lake is in Africa.
What is Lake Volta?
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Ruler of Zimbabwe for over 30 years.
Who is Robert Mugabe?
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Largest city in Africa by population.
What is Lagos, Nigeria?
A commonality across African nations' histories, that continues to have an impact on their cultures today.
What is European colonization?
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Capital city of Madagascar.
What is Antananarivo
A tear in the tectonic plates in East Africa that has created a separation of more than 3,000 miles, creating Africa's Great Lakes.
What is the Great Rift Valley?
Racial segregation of black and white societies in South Africa which largely repressed the non-white population in the country.
What is apartheid?
Capital of Algeria, also known as "White City".
What is Algiers?
Algerian culture reflects a combination of these three influences.
What is a combination of Berber, Arab, and French influence?
The movement who sought independence in Kenya
Who were the Mau Mau
World's largest deposits of gold, diamonds, and copper in this country.
What is the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
South Africa's first black president who was elected after serving 27 years in prison
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Capital of Sudan.
What is Khartoum?
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Combination of Dutch, French, German colonists in South Africa.
Who are Boers in South Africa?
Source of Nile River, Africa's largest lake, and found in southwestern Kenya.
What is Lake Victoria?
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