Chpts 15 And 16

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Sudan's main export is....

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cotton

Front 2

farmers in Uganda grow a kind of banana called....

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plaintains

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Gorillas live within dense rain forests of ............

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Rwanda and Burundi

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identify Mt. Kilimanjaro

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located in Tanzania; highest point in Africa; many tourists visit it

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what do Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda have in common?

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all landlocked countries

Front 6

Where does one of the world's largest wild animal populations live?

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Tanzania

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Sao Tome and Principe are both what type of land form?

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volcanic islands

Front 8

Fossils of the earliest human ancestors have been found where?

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Great Rift Valley

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Ethiopia has suffered famines
because it often lacks this natural resource.

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rainfall

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the fault that begins in southeastern Africa and stretches about 3,000 miles north to the Red Sea is the...

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Great Rift Valley

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One of the fastest growing industries in Kenya is....

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tourism

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What is the name of Tanzania's famous wildlife preserve.....

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the Serengeti Plain

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What west African country has the largest population in Africa?

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Nigeria

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What 2 west African countries were founded as a home for people freed from slavery?

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Liberia and Sierra Leone

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What is Nigeria's major mi9neral resource and largest export?

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oil

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What ancient African empire did Europeans call "the land of gold"?

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Ghana

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on savannas you would most likely found what type of vegetation?

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grasslands

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Ancient Ghana prospered bydoing what?

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taxing goods along trade routes

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tropical rain forest climate of the coastal countries of west africa are created by the Gulf of Guineas's what?

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warm currents

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in 1957 the first country in west africa to become independent was.....

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Ghana

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in Nigeria, weekly village markets are run by whom?

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women

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a tropical tree with roots that extend above and below the water is known as......

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mangrove

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Wole Soyinka the first african to win the Nobel peace prize in literature was from which country?

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Nigeria

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In 1822 the west african country of Liberia was founded by.....

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African Americans

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Sierra Leone in West Africa was founded as a home for....

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people freed from slavery

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area in Tanzania popular for its wildlife preserve

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Serengeti Plain

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thick umbrella-like forest covering

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canopy

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official language in Ethiopia

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Amharic

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illegal hunting of protected animals

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poaching

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tropical grassland with few trees

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savanna

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once called the "pearl of Africa"

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Uganda

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plant whose roots are ground into flour to make porridge

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cassava

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tour in a jeep or bus to see Kenya's wildlife

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safari

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largest ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi is the....

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Hutu

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West African country along the Gulf of Guinea....

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Ghana

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capital city named after an American president

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Monrovia (James Monroe)

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tropical tree whose seeds are used to make chocolate

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cacao

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tropical grasslands with only a few trees

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savanna

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capital city of Nigeria

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Abuja

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mineral salt used in fertilizers

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phosphate

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ethnic group in Nigeria

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Yoruba

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group of houses surrounded by walls

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compound

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process by which grasslands become deserts

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desertification

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Arabic word for border

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Sahel