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In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called?
DESERTIFICATION
How is Malaria spread?
Mosquitoes
During the 1950’s and 1960’s most African countries experienced what??
Political Independence from the European Powers
What country is this?
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Explain why the population of the Sahara is low.
LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER
What country is this?
SUDAN
What problems did the colonization or Africa lead to?
civil wars, corrupt governments, economic instability
What country is this?
EGYPT
_____________has infected more than 30,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa?
HIV/AIDS
LAKE VICTORIA
What lake is this?
Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa.
SAHARA DESERT
CONGO RIVER
What River is this?
Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara where desertification is a problem.
The Sahel
Why did Europeans build empires in Africa?
Europeans wanted the natural resources found there, and to expand their empires.
NILE RIVER What River is this?
What country is this?
SOUTH AFRICA
Some regions in Africa battle with widespread
famine. What is famine?
EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD
What country is this?
KENYA
What River is this?
NIGER RIVER
Name the 3 regions that were involved in the Triangle Slave Trade.
Europe, Africa, Americas
What is a person(s) called that has to flee their home for safety called?
REFUGEE
What is the reason for the many different languages found in Africa?
Because there are many ethnic groups that each speak their own language
Who were the first slave traders in Africa?
The Portuguese
The war between the Hutu and the Tutsi can best be described as what type of conflict?
An Ethnic Conflict.
Who was the president who helped bring an end to apartheid in South Africa
Frederick W. De Klerk
Movement that stressed all black Africans must see themselves as one people
Pan-Africanism
What is the disease that is spread by mosquitoes and is quickly becoming one of the leading causes of death on the African continent.
Malaria
During the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries European powers raced to colonize the African continent, this became known as…..
“Scramble for Africa”
What rights were removed under Apartheid?
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Race Mixing
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Free Travel
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Voting
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Free Speech
What environmental change is threatening the way of live in West Africa?
Desertification
Which African country had Apartheid?
South Africa
The preplanned murder of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group is known as what?
Genocide
Mandela was president of what organization that worked to end Apartheid?
The ANC or African National Congress
What did the African nationalist movement fight for?
INDEPENDENCE
What is the best way to stop or fight deforestation?
Plant more trees
What two factors resulted in a very small population growth in South Africa
Poverty and Famine
The word Apartheid comes from what language?
Afrikaans
When it comes to preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, what would be the most helpful?
Education and Prevention.
ATLAS MOUNTAINS
The develop of the Swahili language was the result of the mixing of which two cultures?
Bantu and Arabic
What did most African countries experience during the 1950s and 1960s?
Political Independence
The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa.
NIGER
LAKE TANGANYIKA What lake is this?