Countries
This is the southernmost country within the continent of Africa.
South Africa
This disease that attacks the immune system has caused more deaths in Africa than in any other continent in the world.
This river that flows through Northeastern Africa is the longest in the entire world.
Nile River
This term sometimes used to describe a Quarterback running around to extend the play also references European colonialism during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Scramble
Africa is the second largest continent in the world. Only this continent is larger.
Asia
This African country occupies the "Horn of Africa."
Somalia
This ethnicity has historically been in a minority population and accounted for most of the deaths in the Rwandan Genocide.
Tutsi
This mountain is the largest in Africa.
Mt. Kilimajaro
This man was imprisoned for more than 20 years for attempting to protest apartheid. (He eventually became President of the country he was arrested in)
Nelson Mandela
This animal with stripes is commonly seen in American zoos but is only found in its wild habitat within Africa.
Zebra
This African country has the highest population of any in the continent.
Nigeria
This ethnicity has historically been in the majority population and had some participate in the killings of the Rwandan Genocide.
Hutu
This is the largest desert in Africa and one of the largest in the world. (It is located in the northwestern part of the continent)
Sahara Desert
This term references the slave ship route that would start in Africa, work its way to the Western Hemisphere, go to Europe, and then the cycle would start all over again.
Middle Passage
This environmental problem in Africa accounts for an increase in erosion leading to damage to Africa's soil and has led to the rise in desertification.
Deforestation
This Eastern African country borders Kenya and is noted for its diverse vegetation, geographical landscapes, and wildlife.
Tanzania
This illness common in Africa includes symptoms such as chills, high fever, and nausea.
Malaria
These regions in Africa refer to an area of relatively high ground, though not as high as a mountain.
Plateau
This man who survived slavery and obtained his freedom in England, wrote a memoir encountering his experiences as a slave and onboard a slave ship.
Olaudah Equiano
Nearly 800,000 people in Africa due to this environmental problem caused primarily by fire emissions.
Air Pollution
This African country borders Egypt to the South.
Sudan
This European country classified ethnicities when they colonized Rwanda, contributing to the Genocide decades later.
Belgium
The western portion of the African continent is defined this geographical region which contains land below sea level.
Basin
This valuable metal was desired by many European powers that colonized Africa. (It can be seen in the Periodic Table under the symbol Au)
Gold
This geographical region in East Africa is noted for the presence of continental plates pulling apart. (It contains the largest and deepest lakes on the continent)
Rift Valley