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36 Cards in this Set
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_______and _______have been split by civil war between their Arab Islamic north and their Black traditional south
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Sudan, Chad
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The ancient city of Carthage was in _____.
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Tunisia
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The Nile River is the basis of life in ______.
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Egypt
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The Atlas Mountains run through the center of ______.
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Morocco
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Elections in 1992 were canceled in ______ when it appeared that Islamic fundamentalists would win.
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Algeria
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______ supported terrorism all over the world under the leadership of Gaddafi.
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Libya
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The European nations divided Africa among themselves in 1884 at the ______ Conference.
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Berlin
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The Sahel is located on the ______ edge of the Sahara Desert.
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south
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The biggest problem for African nations today is the loyalty to the tribes which is known as ______.
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tribalism
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The wealth and power of the West African Empires was based on the trade of gold and ______.
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salt
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The major religion of North Africa is
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Islam
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People who seek to force the religious law of the Koran on all the people of a nation are called Islamic _______.
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fundamentalist
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The large body of water north of Africa is the ______ Sea.
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Mediterranean
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Many African dictators were able to get support from the Super Powers during the time known as the ______ war.
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cold
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The Sahara is a ______.
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desert
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The Nile River flows from ______.
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south to north
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join a smaller to a larger
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annex
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tropical grassy plain
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savannah
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fighters who attack by sudden raid or ambush
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guerrilla
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stronger nation takes over protection and control of a weaker one
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protectorate
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way a country manages its resources
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economy
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all things have spirits living in them
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animism
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sudden forcible change in government
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coup d'etat
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things sold to another country
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export
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long period with no rain
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drought
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tribe with no permanent home
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nomads
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Africa is the world's largest continent.
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False
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The Cape of Good Hope is located in North Africa.
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False
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The Indian Ocean is east of Africa.
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True
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Western Sahara is occupied by Morocco.
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True
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Some Arab nations hate Israel and want it destroyed.
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True
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Slaves were what Europeans wanted most from Africa before the 1800s.
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True
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The Equator does not pass through Africa.
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False
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The Sahara Desert is growing bigger each year.
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True
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Many African nations owe huge debts they can not repay.
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True
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Horses and donkeys were used to trade across the Sahara Desert.
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False
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