Setting of Sub Saharan Africa
Historical Perspective: Trade
About the Region: Imperialism vs Nationalism
Rwanda and South Africa
Current Issues
100
The 4 regions of Sub Saharan Africa
What is central, west, east, and Southern?
100
Much of Africa’s economic activities comes from the collection of _____________ resources
What is natural?
100
The practice of a larger country or government growing stronger by taking over poorer or weaker countries that have important resources.
What is Imperialism?
100
Term used in South Africa for the legal separation of races
What is Apartheid?
100
Final Jeopardy: How and why did European nations colonize Africa?
Answers will vary
200
Horn of Africa is located in this Sub Saharan Region
What is East Africa?
200
The historical name for this trade route
What is the trans Atlantic slave trade?
200
The practice of one nation controlling another for economic gain
What is colonialism?
200
Person credited with being one of most important symbols for the protest movement in South Africa.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
200
Daily Double: Poverty also contributes to the spread of this disease (the one we discussed) in the sub-Saharan Africa.
What is Malaria?
300
The vegetation in the
_________________ is so thick that sometimes sunlight does not reach the ground.
What is the rainforest?
300
Resources being in short supply
What is Scarcity?
Will accept scarce
300
Daily Double: The phrase used to describe the time when European countries were claiming land in Africa
What is the scramble for Africa?
300
When colonists from Belgium arrived in Rwanda in 1916, they created these types of cards
What are identity cards?
300
Name one cause of poverty
What is government corruption and oppressive political systems, conflict between groups, poor economies, or environmental factors such as drought and climate change, and population growth?
Only need to mention one
400
These countries are located in __________ Sub Saharan Region
What is West Africa?
400
The majority of slaves in Africa (pre-europeans) were captured for this reason
What is a prisoner of war?
400
Daily Double: The name of the conference where European countries split up Africa (without any say from the actual Africans) for their resources
What is the Berlin Conference?
400
Daily Double: The name of this country
What is Rwanda?
400
Free Points
Free points
500
The landform located at the tip of Africa
What is the Cape of Good Hope?
500
Around 2000 BC, this group took part in one of the biggest migrations in history
Who are the Bantu?
500
When Europeans colonized the continent, they ignored the ___________ borders
What are natural borders?
500
Daily Double:The event that caused the Rwandan Genocide
What is the shooting down of the presidents airplane?
500
Factors such as climate change and overpopulation, has caused this....
What is desertification?