Landforms
What is the large break in the Earth’s surface formed by shifting tectonic plates in Eastern Africa?
Great Rift Valley
What is the virus that causes AIDS
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
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What are small plots where farmers grow only enough food to feed their families?
Subsistence farms
What is Kenya's economy?
Free enterprise system
What are the 3 major lakes in the region?
Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Lake Chad
What is the fever-like disease transmitted by mosquito bite
Malaria
What is the AEC and what is the their goal?
African Economic Community
Improve economies throughout Africa
What groups are working to end the trade of blood diamonds?
UN, World Diamond Council
Which famous king of the Mali Empire was known as the richest man alive?
Mansa Musa
What are the 4 major rivers?
Nile, Congo, Niger, Zambezi
What 2 ethnic groups are in Rwanda?
The Hutu and the Tutsi
What is the dangerous job that many men do in Africa
Mining
The Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires controlled trade of what major goods?
Salt and gold
What were segregation laws in South Africa called? (must pronounce correctly!)
Apartheid
Why did ancient Africans migrate away from the Sahara?
What is the disease that destroys the body’s ability to fight off infections
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
What are women's traditional roles in Africa? (3)
domestic work, water carrying, subsistence farming
What is the world's largest and richest gold field?
Witwatersrand
Which African kingdom was the first to adopt Christianity?
Axum
Sub-Saharan Africa extends from _____ to ______.
The Sahara to the Cape of Good Hope
What is the disease spread by the tsetse fly, causing people to sleep during the day and stay awake at night
Sleeping Sickness
What percent of children in Africa are not in school?
30%
What 3 main countries are involved in blood diamonds
DRC, Sierra Leone, Angola
Who was elected the first black president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela