The expansion of dry conditions into moist areas that are next to deserts.
100
What is the Great Rift Valley?
A separating of the land caused by two continental plates pulling apart over millions of years.
100
What is imperialism?
The policy of extending a nations authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic or political control over nations.
100
What is a continental divide?
A line running through the highest points of a particular area of land that determines the flow of rivers and water.
100
What is the name of the event of the movement of Native American population from the video we watched in class?
Trail of Tears
200
This is the largest desert in the world, located in North Africa
The Sahara Desert
200
This mountain is Africa's tallest
Mount Kilimanjaro
200
During the "Scramble for Africa," what was the reason why European nations were "scrambling" to gain land in Africa?
The rich natural resources
200
What is the name of the county directly to the west of Milwaukee county that is experiencing some water problems and wants to buy water from the Great Lakes.
Waukesha
200
In the video we watched in class, what types of conditions did the natives have to endure on their journey from Georgia to Oklahoma
This is the term that means "shore of the desert" in Arabic. With little rainfall, the vegetation here lives in a fragile state. Desertification is happening here.
The Sahel region
300
This river's waters have been incredibly important to north and east African countries for thousands of years. The longest in the world.
The Nile River
300
Who were the 2 colonial powers were controlled the most territory in Africa after the "scramble for Africa."
Great Britain and France
300
Name 3 landforms in North America.
Name 3 landforms in South America.
North - Rockies, Appalachian, Mississippi River, Mackenzie River
South - Andes, Sierra Madres, Amazon Rainforest, Amazon River
300
What were the TWO main types of land uses during deforestation of the Amazon rainforest?
Soybean farming, cattle ranching
400
This is Africa's most profitable resource. Africa currently 7% of the world's supply of it.
Oil
400
What physical process of the earth created the Great Rift Valley?
Plate tectonics
400
1.) This is the name given to a policy of racial segregation against non-whites in South Africa. 2.) This is the name of the man who became South Africa's first black president in 1994.
Apartheid and Nelson Mandela
400
During deforestation, trees are chopped down and the land is turned into farm land. What happens to the soil to make farmers leave the land?
It becomes no longer fertile and they move on to a new area.
500
Africa grows 20% of the world's supply of this resource.
Coffee
500
What are 3 examples of items that have been traded along African trade routes through history?
Religion, salt, language, etc.
500
What negative effects did colonial European countries have on Africa after they left in the early 1900s?
Europeans didn't understand the ethnic diversity/drew country boundaries through ethnic lines.
Destroyed the economy of African nations.
500
What country does the Sierra Madre mountains run through?