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26 Cards in this Set
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Describe and define Sahel |
transition zone North = desert South= steppe |
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most defining feature of Africa's tropical savanna climate? |
distinct wet and dry seasons |
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Over half of sub-saharan africans land use is dedicated to? |
pastoralism (cattle and goats) and subsistence farming The more cattle some has = more wealth
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Who is african greatest conservationist? |
Tseste fly it kills cattle and there is no vaccination humans have avoided the areas where the flies are present which has preserved that land from industrialization |
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Conference of Berlin |
political partition of africa amongst european countries mainly occupied coastal areas europeans divided culture groups putting enemies together |
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When did the slave trade end in West Africa? |
Has yet to end africans are still enslaved |
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What are dirty, conflict, blood, and branded diamonds?
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Dirty, conflict, blood are all raw minerals from conflict zones sold and money used to support conflict branded are from conflict free zones |
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How did european colonialism sow the seeds for violence in much of africa? |
To ensure uninterrupted flow of goods to and from europe they placed tribes by each other who were enemies which created conflict tribal loyalty over country loyalty |
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Conflict between Hutus and Tutsis? |
Tutsis- farmers with 10 or more cattle, they became in charge, upper class and favored Hutus- lower class farmers separated classes created economic conflict |
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What african country supplies china with the most of its african oil? |
angola |
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Where do the pirates that prowl the gulf of aden and indian ocean originate? |
somalia |
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How did Liberia and Ethiopia remain independent during Europe's colonization efforts? |
Liberia was protected by the US and Ethiopia was controlled by Italy, but they never invaded. |
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What are Afrikaners? |
Dutch settlers in south africa also slang for all european white settlers in africa |
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Which east african country had a thriving tourism industry, but now struggles? |
kenya now have many ethic problems which aren't inviting to travelers |
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What is the lingua franca of east african countries? |
most commonly spoke language = swahili |
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Why are the Namib and Kalahari deserts located near the tropic of capricorn? |
because of the subtropical high pressure zone |
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Which sub saharan nations are members of OPEC |
angola, nigeria, gabon |
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Discuss madagascans unique fauna |
chameleon, lemur, rice, vanilla, cloves |
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What is the primary reason for the division, which resulted in an independent south sudan |
North is arabs, islam, muslim south is africans (treated like lower class) christians once britian left, south declared independence in 2011 and is the newest country in the world |
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What is the name of West Africa's terrorist group whose name means "western education is SINFUL" |
boko haram religious cleansing- wanted everyone to be islamic |
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What is desertification? |
Humans induced desert expansion degrades pastures overcutting and overgrazing |
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What is called the "curse of africa" |
corn high in demand, but requires lots of water and they often have droughts |
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How does the cultural population of the African Transition Zone differ from the North to the South |
Muslim north vs. Christian in the South |
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Main export in Nigeria |
oil |
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Kalahari Desert and Namib desert are located where |
Botswana and angola |
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Liberia was "founded" by? |
Freed/ former slaves |
