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53 Cards in this Set
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The Atlas mountains run from...
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Morocco to Tunisia
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An erg is a basin that is covered with...
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High shifting sand dunes that create a sea of sand
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A reg is....
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A gravel-covered plain created by wind erosion
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Depressions are...
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Large, low areas
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Wadis are...
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Dry steam beds
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Places in the Sahara desert filled with quick-sand and salt marshes are called...
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Depressions
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What keeps the N. Africa region dry?
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The Sub-Tropical High Pressure System
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Which type of climate covers most of N. Africa?
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Arid
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What is the hot dry wind that sweeps South across the Sahara called?
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Harmattan
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What are the 2 main natural resouces of N. Africa?
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Oil & Natural Gas
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Which N. African country has the largest oil reserves?
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Libya
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Iron ore, lead, phosphate, and zinc are all...
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Minerals of N. Africa
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Off what country's Atlantic coast is the largest sardine fishing export in the world?
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Morocco
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What two regions in Egypt have rainfall and fertile soil?
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The Nile Valley and Delta
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Silt is...
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Fertile, finely ground soil
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Pharaohs were...
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Ancient Egyptian monarchs
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An Egyptian writing system that used pictures and symbols was called....
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Hieroglyphs
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When did the Egyptian empire arouse?
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Around 3000 BC
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What was an example of a Phoenian trade colony, and when was it established?
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Carthage, 800 BC
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What city the Alexander the Great found and when?
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Alexandria, 332 BC
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When did the Byssantine Empire claim N. Africa?
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AD 500s (100 years later, Arab Muslims conquered the region)
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In what years did the Ottoman Turks rule N. Africa?
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1500s to late 1800s
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After what war did Independence come for N. Africa?
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WWII
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What is the official language of every N. African country?
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Arabic
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What plays the key role in N. Africa?
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Islam
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A free port creates a tax free...
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Import
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Fellahin are...
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Peasant farmers
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What are the 3 main economic advances in N. Africa?
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Oil and natural gas, agriculture, and tourism
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What are the 3 main challenges of N. Africa?
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Poverty, political unrest, islamic fundamentalism
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What is the desert region in West and Central Africa called?
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El Djouf
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When climate regions run from east to west in bands, what to geographers call this?
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Zonal climates
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What type of climate does the Sahel have?
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Semiarid
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From N to S, tell the E-W bands of climates in West and Central Africa.
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Arid, semiarid, tropical wet/dry, tropical humid
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What West and Central African country is this areas largest oil producer?
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Nigeria
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What are West and Central Africa's key resources?
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Timber, good soils, and minerals
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Where are most of West and Central Africa's minerals located?
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo
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T/F: West and Central Africa is the world's main source of cacao
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True
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How did Islam spread to the West and Central African region?
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Through trade routes
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Colonialism in West and Central Africa created dependence on...
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Commodity exports
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What are the main three languages spoken in West and Central Africa?
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Niger-Congo, English, and French
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What are the 3 influences of West and Central Africa's "triple heritage"?
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European. Muslim, and African
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What are the 3 main religions of West and Central Africa?
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Islam, Christian, and African religions
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Staple crops are...
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The main food crops of a region
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What are the two grains in West and Central Africa that are resistant to drought?
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Millet and sorghum
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In a dual economy...
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Some goods are produced for people, and another economy produces goods for export
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What are the main 3 ethnic groups of West and Central Africa?
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Islam, Euro, and Arab
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What are the main 3 ethnic groups of N. Africa?
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Arab, Berbers, and Beudoins
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What are the 5 staple crops?
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Sweet potatoes, sourgom, corn, yams, millet
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T/F: Muslim is a part of these religions
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False
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What empires conquered Africa?
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Mali, Ghana, Ottomans, Byzantine, Roman
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What are the cons of the Aswan Dam?
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No silt and soil fertilizing, no floods, causing erosion
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What 2 diseases plague West and Central Africa?
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Malaria and HIV/AIDS
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Most slaves sent to America were sent from West Africa between...
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Senegal and Angola
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