Africa 607

Front 1

The world's second largest lake is in the countries of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, and is called Lake _______.

Back 1

Victoria

Front 2

On the Southern Plateau, the desert which covers much of Botswana is called the ________ Desert.

Back 2

Kalahari

Front 3

The world's fourth largest island is _________.

Back 3

Madagascar

Front 4

The Zambezi River in southeast Africa was explored by the famous missionary/explorer Dr. David __________.

Back 4

Livingstone

Front 5

East of Africa lies the ______ Ocean.

Back 5

Indian

Front 6

North of Africa lies the _________ Sea.

Back 6

Mediterranean

Front 7

Most of northern Africa is covered by the growing ______ Desert.

Back 7

Sahara

Front 8

The Great ____ Valley runs along Africa's east side from the Red Sea to Mozambique creating deep, steep sided valleys.

Back 8

Rift

Front 9

The world's longest lake is Lake __________.

Back 9

Tanganyika

Front 10

continued lack of rain

Back 10

drought

Front 11

person who uses fear and violence to get what he wants

Back 11

terrorist

Front 12

Stronger nation who protects and controls a weaker one

Back 12

protectorate

Front 13

tropical grassland

Back 13

Savanna

Front 14

brutal killing of many people

Back 14

massacre

Front 15

illegal hunting

Back 15

poaching

Front 16

selling things to another country

Back 16

export

Front 17

wanderers with no permanent homes.

Back 17

nomads

Front 18

no government or law

Back 18

anarchy

Front 19

way of life for a people group

Back 19

culture

Front 20

People who wish to force a government to use the religious laws of the Koran are called _______ __________.

Back 20

Islamic Fundamentalists

Front 21

Most famines in Africa are caused by ___.

Back 21

war

Front 22

Many African nations with good resources are poor because of bad __________.

Back 22

government

Front 23

Before 1990, most African nations had either a __________ or a _______ government.

Back 23

one-party
military

Front 24

south Africa's system of separating the races was called _________.

Back 24

apartheid

Front 25

The three major religions of Africa are _____, _________, and __________.

Back 25

Islam
Traditional
Christianity

Front 26

The area of dry, semi-desert along the southern edge of the Sahara is called the _____.

Back 26

Sahel

Front 27

The West African Empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were very rich because of the _____ trade.

Back 27

gold/salt

Front 28

If you lived in Africa and wanted to eat, you would grow ______.

Back 28

cassava

Front 29

If you wanted to raise a crop to sell and make money, you would grow ______.

Back 29

cocoa

Front 30

Trade across the Sahara desert was accomplished by _____.

Back 30

camel

Front 31

The Mau Mau Rebellion occurred in ______.

Back 31

Kenya

Front 32

Which way does the equator run through Africa?

Back 32

through the center

Front 33

The first modern Europeans to explore Africa were ________.

Back 33

Portuguese

Front 34

The most important problem in Africa today is _______.

Back 34

tribalism

Front 35

Before the Europeans came, trade between Africa and The Far East was controlled by __________.

Back 35

city-states

Front 36

The first African colony to receive independence, under the control of freed American slaves, was _______.

Back 36

Liberia

Front 37

The ancient kingdom supposedly founded by the son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba was ______.

Back 37

Ethiopia

Front 38

The southwest corner of Africa is marked by the ___________.

Back 38

Cape of Good Hope

Front 39

The only African nation which is not independent is _________.

Back 39

Western Sahara