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31 Cards in this Set
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Most of this country's foreign income comes from tobacco
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Malawi
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What is the main source of income in Central Africa?
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cash crops and minerals
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What are the reasons for Cameroon's relative prosperity?
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oil deposits
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The two most important physical features of the Central African Republic are:
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The Central African Republic has dense forests covering the southern half and the northern half of the country is a savanna.
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This country was formerly known as the British colony of Northern Rhodesia
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Zambia
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Who are the primary farmers in Central Africa?
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substinence farmers ????
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What perentage of the land in Gabon can be used for farming?
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One percent
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Where is the mouth of the Zambia River?
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Indian Ocean
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Why must all Central African countries import food despite the regions many fertile farmlands?
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Food production has not kept up with the rapidly increasing population
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Zaire's deposits of this mineral are among the largest in the world.
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copper
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This was once called the Belgian Congo
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Congo
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What are the languages of the Niger-Congo Family also known as
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Bantu languages
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What type of government did Angola choose after it became an independent nation in 1975?
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Communist
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What percentage of people of C.A.R. are substinence farmers?
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80%
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What is the largest most populous country in Central Africa?
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Zaire
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What was the Great Bantu migration?
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expansion of Bantu speakers into Central and South Africa from the border of Nigeria and Cameroon
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For the past 30 years what country has been a war zone?
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Angola
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Why are many people of Central Africa migrating away from the rural areas?
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to seek jobs with cash wages
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What is the climate region of much of Central Africa?
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The climate region of Central Africa istropcial savanna climate with wet summers and dry winters
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What is considered to be the prosperous country in Central Africa?
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Gabon
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Which one of the Central African countreis was a German colony divided by France and Great Britain after WWI?
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Cameroon
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With what country was the dictator Mobutu Sese Seko associated?
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Zaire
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Much of Zambia's land is suitable for what?
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agriculture and grazing
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Name some of the positive and negative aspects of Belguim's colonization of Zaire.
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Postive-schools, hospitals, better living conditions
Negative-high umemployment, riots, no job training |
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Describe the population density in Central Africa
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Population density is low across most of Central Africa
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What European country originally colonized Equatorial Guinea?
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Spanish
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What percentage of Central Africa is covered with steppe, savanna, or grassland? What percentage is desert? What percentage is forest or bushland?
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Steppe, savana or grassland-50%
Desert-33% Forest or bushland-17% |
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What are the two most important rivers in Central Africa?
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Zaire
Zambezi |
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How did King Leopold II acquire the Belgian Congo?
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It was awarded by the Berlin Conference of 1884-85
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What is the estimated amount of Bantu languages?
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300
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What is the estimated amount of Bantu languages?
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300
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