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24 Cards in this Set
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Major landforms
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Nile River, south to north
Atlas Drakenburg mts |
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How did the geography of Africa hurt colonization?
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Rivers-hard to navigate, scarpments
Deserts-Sahara kalahari. No natural harbors Rainforests. |
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5 Myths of africa
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primitive black tribal tarzans with no outside contact
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Surname
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Lastname
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Totem
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symbol for tribe usually animal
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Taboo
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something you shouldn't do.
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Clan
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Tribe that can trace back to a common ancestor
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Tribe
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Group of clans.
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Brideprice
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Paying spouse family
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Extended Family
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Grandparents uncles,
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Nuclear family
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parents, kids.
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Polygamy
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Many wives
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Family obligation, why importante?
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Arm and leg for family
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Purpose of triangle slave trade, who was involved?
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Killed gold-salt trade, low population, tribal rivalries,
dispersion of african culture, ruined civilizations, stopped development. |
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Motives for Europeans to colonize Africa:
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Nationalism, white man's burden,"Civilize and Christianize" Military bases.
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Berlin Conference, impact on Africa:
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Liberia and Ethiopia were left for Africans. Congo and Niger were open, led to tribal wars
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Apartheid
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political system based on segregation.
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Effects of colonization on Africa. (8)
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1. Infastructure 6.Loss leaders
2.More lines of comm.7. Taxes w/o representation 3.More religions. 8. Tribalism/nationalism 4.Mono goverment 5.Loss civil rights |
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NUA act
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restricted black movement
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GAA
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force black to live in separate areas.
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Pass laws
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Non white people have to wear a passport
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F.W. Klerk
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racist politician who gave up political prisoners and policies for Mandel.
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Why do africans suffer from hunger? (7)
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1.Population Growth 2.Distribution of land 3.Gov't Policies 4.Can't transport 5.Bad farmland 6.Debt 7.War
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Describe aids problem
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Lack of education, ,denial of it, people won't test themselves.
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