The shape of Africa is this with steep escarpments on each side.
plateau
100
Most people in this region of Africa identify themselves as followers of the Islamic faith.
North Africa
100
Most of Egypt's population distribution is focused around this natural resource.
water, specifically the Nile River
100
European colonizers divided land the way they wanted to, often sparking conflict between people of different what?
ethnicities
100
A large percentage of Africa's population is engaged in agriculture and nomadic herding in this sector of the economy.
primary
200
Plateaus are often created by this, a term that means to break apart.
rifting
200
The Great Rift Valley, Lake Victoria, and Mt. Kilimanjaro are physical features found in this region of Africa.
East Africa
200
This is an environmental concern especially in the Sahel that runs along the southern edge of the Sahara.
desertification
200
This political and economic union consists of all countries on the African continent, and its aims are to integrate the countries politically and economically and to promote peace and unity.
African Union
200
One barrier to economic development in Africa is that many countries do not have direct access to the sea, meaning they are what?
landlocked
300
Africa experiences a tropical wet climate and rainforest vegetation along the equator in the area of which river's basin?
Congo
300
The three ancient trading empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai thrived in this region of Africa because of its location on trade routes across the Sahara.
West Africa
300
This structure was built to help control the flooding of the Nile River, provide water for irrigation, and provide hydroelectricity, but it has also decreased the soil fertility.
Aswan High Dam
300
The conflict over this disputed territory began after colonizer Spain withdrew and the Polisario Front fought Morocco for control of the area.
Western Sahara
300
A barrier to economic development in Africa is its plateau shape which leaves rivers unnavigable and creates smooth coastlines with very few of these.
natural harbors
400
What is Africa's climate's geographic pattern?
mirror image on either side of the equator
400
This is the name given to the system of racial segregation in South Africa banning social contact between blacks and whites.
Apartheid
400
The Lost Boys of Sudan are an example of these two push factors that drive people to leave their homelands.
conflict and religious persecution
400
Due to the shape of the African continent, most of the population lives where?
along the coasts
400
Africa has a wealth of mineral and metal resources. Name two of Africa's major resources.
These convection currents are responsible for creating the Sahara Desert and others that exist in the desert belt along 30 degrees N/S latitude.
Hadley Cells
500
The genocide that occurred in Rwanda involved these two groups who share the same language and traditions and live in the same areas
Hutu and Tutsi
500
This disease is a pandemic that has had a devastating effect on the African continent.
AIDS
500
The city site of Siwa, Egypt is located close to this type of water source, a permanent underground source of water in the desert.
oasis
500
Africa is a major exporter of raw materials because European colonizers took over the land and resources and failed to develop this for the native Africans.