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37 Cards in this Set
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What African country is Cairo the capital of? |
Egypt (Northern Africa) |
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What African country is Khartoum the Capital of |
Sudan (Northern Africa) |
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What was built in Egypt in 1970 that controlled the flooding of the Nile river and provided power for the peoples use |
The Aswan High Dam |
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What man-made canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea |
Suez Canal |
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They were the first Arab nation to make peace with Israel |
Egypt |
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What is the largest African country |
Sudan |
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What is the worlds largest swamp called |
The Sudd |
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What African country is the Sudd located in |
Sudan |
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Which tropical African country was never a European colony |
Ethiopia |
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What emporer led his country on a program of modernizeation |
Emperor Haile Selassie |
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What system of government took over Ethiopia and let it away from the progress it had seen |
Communism |
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What is the capital of Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa (Tropical Africa) |
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What is the capital of Kenya |
Nairobi (Tropical Africa) |
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Which country contains Mount Kilimanjaro and Africa's three largest lakes |
Tanzania |
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What famous large national park is in Tanzania |
Serengeti National Park |
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Sahara Desert Location
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Africa
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Gobi Desert Location
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Asia
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Patagonia Desert Location
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South America
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Rub al Khali Desert Location
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Asia
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Kalahari Desert Location
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Africa
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Australian Desert Location
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Australia
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Taklimakan Desert Location
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Asia
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Great Basin Desert Location
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North America
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What's the capital of Tanzania? |
Dar es Salaam (Tropical Africa) |
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What is the capital and location of the Democratic Republic of Congo? |
Kinshasa (Tropical Africa) |
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What is the capital of Republic of South Africa? |
Cape Town, Pretoria |
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What is the largest African City? |
Cairo |
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What is the area along the Mediterranean Sea that was famous for its fierce pirates? |
Barbery Coast |
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What is the world's largest freshwater lake? |
Lake Victoria |
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What is the world's longest and second deepest freshwater lake? |
Lake Tanganyika |
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What is Africa's highest mountain peak |
Mount Hilomanjaro |
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sort people descended from original inhabitants of the Democratic Republic of Congo |
Pygmies |
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Dutch farmers of South Africa later called Afrikaaners |
Boers |
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What is the Common Wealth of Nations |
an organization of great Britain and 52 former British colonies. |
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What mountain range is located along Africa's northwestern and coast? |
Atlas |
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What mountain range is located along Africa's southeastern and coast? |
Drakenbury |
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What does modern Africa need? |
The gospel, better education, and a stable government |
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