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Africa Flashcards

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1
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What oceans and seas surround Africa? What direction is it from Africa?

A

Indian Ocean (East of Africa)
Atlantic Ocean (west of Africa)
Red Sea (north east of Africa)
Mediterranean Sea (north of Africa)

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What is a political map?

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A map that shows a continent, countries and borders

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What is a land locked country?

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A country that has no coastline. It has no direct access to the sea and no sea border. It only has borders with an another country.

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Where is Madagascar?

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It is an island off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean

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What forms the border of Madagascar?

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Its coastline

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What continent is Madagascar part of?

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Africa

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Name 3 animals that live only on the island of Madagascar?

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  • Tree frog
  • Madagascar crested ibis
  • Lemur
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Madagascar is an independent…

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Country

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Where is Zanzibar?

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An island in the Indian Ocean, just off the east coast of Tanzania.

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The islands of Zanzibar are part of what country?

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Tanzania

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Why is Zanzibar not shown on all maps?

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It is too small

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Does Zanzibar have its own government?

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Yes

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13
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What is Zanzibar an example of?

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An archipelago

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What ocean are the islands of Zanzibar in?

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Indian Ocean

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Describe the habitats of Zanzibar?

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Beautiful sandy beaches
Coral reefs
Forest areas which include spices (cloves and cinnamon)

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Name a town on the main island of Zanzibar.

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Stone Town

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17
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Where is Cairo?

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In Egypt, north along the Nile River

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What is the largest city in Africa?

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Cairo

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What is the population of Cairo?

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About 7 million people living in the city, and another 10 million live just outside the city.

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List some interesting facts about Cairo

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  • Very old (been around ancient Egypt times)
  • it has the sphinx and pyramids
  • one of the world’s oldest universities
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What is the largest city in Nigeria?

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Lagos

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Describe the city of Lagos

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  • It is a port city
  • developed around a group of islands separated by narrow channels of sea
  • it is the fastest growing city in Africa
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Describe the problems in Lagos. What has caused these problems?

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Shortage of electricity, clean drinking water, houses and transport.

Causing the large population

24
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What is the largest city in Kenya!

A

Nairobi

25
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How old is Nairobi?

A

Just over 100 years old

26
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On what river was Nairobi built?

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Nairobi River

27
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What was Nairobi developed around?

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The place where railways lines from different parts of East Africa meet

28
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Where is Nairobi?

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  • In the country of Kenya
  • On the Nairobi River
  • Around the place where railway lines from different places in East Africa meet
29
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What is the largest city in South Africa?

A

Johannesburg

30
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What was Johannesburg built around?

A

A gold mine
(Started as a small gold mining town)

31
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How old is Johannesburg?

A

Just over 100 years

32
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What is the business centre of South Africa?

A

Johannesburg

33
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Where is the busiest airport in Africa?

A

In Johannesburg

34
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Why do people move to Johannesburg? What problems has this caused.

A

To find a job and better life.
It has caused a shortage of housing, overcrowded roads and transport systems

35
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What capital of Nigeria?

A

Abuja

36
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What is the capital of Egypt ?

A

Cairo

37
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What is the capital of Kenya?

A

Nairobi

38
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What is a capital city?

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  • The city from which a country is governed.
  • Usually the largest in the country and
  • Usually parliament meets there and
  • Government offices are there
39
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Name two countries whose largest city is not the capital city.

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Nigeria (biggest city is Lagos which is not capital)
and South Africa (biggest city is Johannesburg, which is not the capital)

40
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What is the capital city of South Africa?

A

Cape Town
Tshwane
Bloemfontein

41
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Describe the function of reach of South Africa’s capitals

A

Cape Town - legislative capital (where parliament meets to make laws)

Tshwane - administrative capital (where government departments are)

Bloemfontein - judicial capital (where the highest courts are)

42
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What symbol identifies a capital city on a map?

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Solid square

43
Q

Name the capital city of Namibia

A

Windhoek

44
Q

Name the capital city of Botswana

A

Gabarone

45
Q

Name the capital city of Zimbabwe

A

Harare

46
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Name the capital city of Mozambique

A

Maputo

47
Q

Name the capital city of Swaziland

A

Mbabane

48
Q

Name the capital city of Lesotho

A

Maseru

49
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What country is Windhoek the capital of?

A

Namibia

50
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What country is Gabarone the capital of?

A

Botswana

51
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What country is Harare the capital of?

A

Zimbabwe

52
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What country is Maputo the capital of?

A

Mozambique

53
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What country is Mbabane the capital of?

A

Swaziland

54
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What country is Maseru the capital of?

A

Lesotho

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