Africa Flashcards
What are the richest countries in Africa
Gabon, Rep south Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Swaziland
Tunisia to cape good hope
4,800 miles very vast north south
Sahel
steppes of Africa once bread basket of Rome
Desiccation
Pincer movement of desertification
fault escarpment
cliff or drop off not the same as tectonics
What are the effects of Hydraulic erosion
causes monotonous but irregularity’s combined with heat
Climate of Africa
Goes from tropical-subtropical-arid-semiarid-mediteranean
What is climate of Eastern Africa
mountainous and more temperate
What are the commercial crops of Africa
bananas cacao palm oil rubber cotton and fruits
Where are rainforests found
Central Africa
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
Early trading kingdoms of Africa
Ashanti tribe
traded slaves with Europeans hot areas were West and Southwest
Kush and Nubian
Ancient kingdoms that are mentioned in the bible
What happened in 1910
African countries were already split up regardless of ethnic groups
1970
Most of Africa was liberated
1998
Africa is finally fully independent
What region was independent first
The northern countries were independent first
Equatorial Africa
English French and Spanish speaking countries contains 200 ethnic groups North is Muslim South is Christian
Gabon
Only wealthy country in Western Africa OPEC member
Congos
have half of pop rich in minerals like Ag and copper
Western Africa
4 former British colonies most Urban known for gold iron and slave trade West-East tropical to savannah
Nkrumah
Legendary African Socialist leader wanted to spread Pan-Africanism
Mali and Ghana
former powerful Moslem kingdoms
Primate cities in Africa
Lagos and Ethiopia