Africa

Front 1

What is the name of the largest lake in Africa?

Back 1

Lake Victoria

Front 2

What land form covers most of Africa?

Back 2

Sahara

Front 3

The longest river...?

Back 3

The Nile

Front 4

Mountains in NW...?

Back 4

Atlas Mountains

Front 5

The area south of the Sahara...?

Back 5

Sahel

Front 6

Most rainfall and vegitation...?

Back 6

Rainforest

Front 7

tall grasses, scattered trees...?

Back 7

Grasslands/Savannahs

Front 8

Drought

Back 8

A long period of time with no rain

Front 9

Oil is found....

Back 9

North Africa, Central West Coast

Front 10

What do we need for hydroelectricity?

Back 10

Running water!! (aka RIVERS)

Front 11

Define Sahara

Back 11

The world's largest desert that dominates North Africa. It is hot and dry, and the few people who live there are nomadic.

Hint 11

Landform, above Sahel

Front 12

Define Sahel

Back 12

A strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas. It is becoming desert due to deforestation

Hint 12

Landform, beneath Sahara

Front 13

Define Deforestation

Back 13

Massive clearing of trees, causes desertification because trees are gone and soil erodes.

Hint 13

Goes hand in hand with Desertification

Front 14

Define Desertification

Back 14

The spread of deserts due to drought and erosion

Front 15

Define Ethnic Group

Back 15

A set of individuals whose identity is defined by common cultural tradition, language, nationality, or heritage.

Front 16

Define Religious Group

Back 16

A set of individuals whose identity is defined by common religious creeds, beliefs, doctrines, practices, or rituals.

Front 17

Define Apartheid

Back 17

A policy of racial segregation in South Africa (consists of whites, blacks, coloreds, and indians) which was unfair.

Front 18

Define Pan Africanism

Back 18

An idea that the people of African descent share a common history, culture, and experience, and therefore should work together throughout the world.

Front 19

Define Democracy

Back 19

x

Front 20

Define Autocracy

Back 20

x

Front 21

Define Republic

Back 21

x

Front 22

Define Command Economy

Back 22

x

Hint 22

Monarchies, dictatorships, communism, autocracies, unitary

Front 23

Define Market Economy

Back 23

x

Hint 23

federal, republics, democracies

Front 24

Define Literacy Rate

Back 24

x

Front 25

Define and Identify Imperialism and its effect on Africa

Back 25

Imperialism is an action strong country makes to take control of another, smaller country.

Front 26

Identify Nelson Mandela

Back 26

Helped end Apartheid and became the first black president of South Africa.

Front 27

Identify F.W. de Clerk

Back 27

Helped end Apartheid and became the president who freed Mandela

Hint 27

Helped Nelson Mandela

Front 28

Identify South Africa's most valuable minerals

Back 28

Diamonds and Gold

Front 29

Identify Nigerias most valuable mineral and problems that have resulted from trying to extract it

Back 29

Because of concentration on oil, Nigeria's citizens could live comfortably, but instead the money is going into the pockets of corrupted politicians and businessmen.

Front 30

Explain how one human and one natural factor have caused famine

Back 30

x

Front 31

What impact does HIV/AIDS have on children?

Back 31

x

Front 32

What role does education play in controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS? Why hasn't it had a bigger impact?

Back 32

x

Front 33

Define Infrastructure

Back 33

The basic physical systems of a business or nation. They are typically high-cost investments, but are vital to a country. (ex. communication, sewers, etc.)