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16 Cards in this Set
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what are the five regions of Africa?
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1. North
2. West 3. East 4. Central 5. South |
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Why do Africans populate around river valleys?
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there is good farmland
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how does elevation effect climate in Africa?
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higher elevation = colder climate
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escarpments
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steep cliffs
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cataracts
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large waterfalls or rapids
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hydroelectric power
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energy produced by moving water
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natural resources of Africa
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gold, diamonds, copper, cobalt, oil
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tropics
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area between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn - 80% of Africa
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leaching
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rain washing away the nutrients in soil
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semiarid
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regions with wet and dry seasons
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what are causes of desertification?
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drought, overgrazing of cattle
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what is a Mediterranean climate?
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summers are hot and dry and winters are cooler
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malaria
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disease transmitted by mosquitos
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tsetse fly
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carries sleeping sickness that effects people and livestock
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population distribution of Africa
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most heavily populated in West Africa, the Nile Nalley, the region around Lake Victoria, and the Eastern part of Southern Africa
-but there is not a high population density |
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why are there so many language families?
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when people were migrating around Africa, their languages mixed with those of other tribes
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