Africa Flashcards
Africa size
2nd in the world
How many people does Africa have?
1.5 billion
Africa ranks what number in terms of population
2nd in the world (continent)
Longest freshwater lake in the world
Lake tanganyika
About 50% of the sahara is sand
False, it’s around 25%
African marketplace in North Africa, tents, storytellers, musicians, bargaining for prices
Souk
Discovered in 1976 in DCR, fever, headache, appetite loss. Uncontrolled bleeding, no cure.
Ebola
what year did the Rwandan genocide occur
1994
How many Holocausts have happened in history
1, the only holocaust is “The Holocaust”
Largest producer of chromium and has a lot of diamond/gold
South Africa
Means shore of the desert, transitions from desert to rainforest
Sahel
Africa’s largest rainforest and 2nd in the world
the congo
Region most impacted by HIV/AIDS
Southern Africa
What yr was the Rwandan Genocide
1994
Instrument cross from a harp and lute
Kora
Important music in Algeria in 1920s, eventually used as protest against colonizers
Rai
What % of Egypt depends on the Nile
90%
Highest mtn range in africa
Atlas
One of the world’s most trafficked animals
pangolin
leader that led ehtiopia to defeat italy in colonization
Menelik the 2nd
Most dangerous animal in Africa
Hippo
What yr did South Sudan become a country?
2011
2nd largest fresh water lake in the world, and is the longest in africa
Lake Tanganyika
Diamond rich, and recently discovered oil, making it one of the fastest growing economies
Angola
The king of belgium, creating the belgium conference and leading to exploitation of Africa
leopold the 2nd
oldest human remains are in what gorge
the olduvai
what region are the oldest human remains in
east africa
what year did apartheid begin
1948
first genocide in the 20th century, led the way for holocaust
armenian genocide
how many oil spills have happened in nigeria in the last 40 yrs
4000 spills
what % of africa is in the tropics
90%
Africa’s #1 export
Crude oil
Bantu Speaking Shona people made Great Zimbabwe, what made it so rich
gold
2 countries defended from colonizers
ehtiopia and liberia
africa’s worst health crisis
HIV/AIDS
how many days did the rwandan genocide last and how many were killed
100 days, 1million people
longest river system
congo
what river is victoria falls on
the zambezi
how many ft on average is africa above sea level
1000ft
what country built the aswan high dam to control the nile
egypt
what is the term for death by starvation
holodomor
what country gave over 110 billion dollars in aid relief
USA
world’s largest diamond producer in terms of value, though most people dont get any money from it
Botswana
Country which broke tradition outlawing arranged marriage and multiple wives
Tunisia
Region in Africa which gets the most rainfall
central
Africa’s ENTIRE GDP is equal to what country
The United Kingdom
First country to export slaves from Africa?
Portugal
2nd oldest, and 2nd deepest lake in the world
Tanganyika
Africa has the most countries
Yes, 54 countries
Huge underwater natural storage areas that create oasis
Aquifer
What is Kilimanjaro
The tallest free standing mtn in the world, which gets cold enough for glaciers
Lake victoria
named after queen victoria, it spans 3 countries, the smoke that thunders
Lake Tanganyika
shared by 4 countries, home to gustave the croc who supposedly killed 300 people since 1949
Sahara
3000mi by 1200 mi, only 20% is desert, with the rest being gravel and mountains
Okapi
Forest giraffe, endangered, due to foresting and humans
Silt
Sandy quartz material, used for fertilization of dry land
Great Rift Valley
Spanning 6-7km and is home to many human fossils
Endemic Species
Species that live in a specific area and are only native to that area
Niger Delta
Low region where Niger River goes into the gulf of Guinea, and it has a lot of resources
Desertification
20 m sq mi is dryland, 250 m people are affected, and over 135 m may be displaced in 2045.
Oil
Nigeria is no 9 in oil, about 40m liters are spilled every year in the Niger River Delta, reducing the life expectancy to 45
Controlling the Nile
Runs through 11 countries and catastrophic flooding is very dangerous. The aswan high dam was made in 1970, but it creates still water and lakes, causing disease and messed up land
Aksum
civilization in ethiopia that was very powerful in the 100s, influencing east african economy
Berlin Conference
1884-1885, 14 EU countries split up Africa, hurting and harming many
Swahili
A language in East Africa, which spread Islam and Christianity
Masai
East afr. ethnic group in kenya and tanzania which are a major group
Bantu Migration
2000BC, where bantu people moved all over africa, populating everywhere
Great Zimbabwe
Big trading city, which was in the 1000s
mutapa empire
1440, big empire in South Africa, who conflicted with portugal
Apartheid
splitting blacks and whites, blacks being a 75% majority
nelson mandela
president of SA and ANC member, who was imprisoned for his fight against apartheid
Who were the Mau Mau
a group of people known as the Kikuyu formed to fight the british, 11k people were killed
what % of east africa lives rurally
70%
what is the largest ethnic group in kenya
Kikuyu
is aids bad in east africa
2/3 of kids with aids are found here, 20.8 million people have HIV
What was the cradle of humanity
East Africa, where human fossils dating back to 2m yrs ago
What was the colonial history of Southern Africa
The Dutch were in power, until the British came and took over in the 1800s
When did Nelson Mandela become president
1994
What is the vimbuza
A dance that the Malawi people do (they’re in South africa)
What % of adults have HIV in southern africa
25% and a life expectancy of 50-60 due to this
What major city was in Southern Africa
Great Zimbabwe in the 1000s
What Major city is in South Africa
Johannesburg, with over 6 million people, which started as a mining city
What are some problems of Southern africa
Due to colonization and apartheid, majority of the population is poor and uneducated, leading to a ripple effect in the economy and future
What is sub Saharan africa
Every region of Africa except for northern africa
what is the total land area of S.S.A
24.2m km
What is the difference between Nigeria and the Seychelles in terms of population
Nigeria pop-144,700,00
Seychelles pop- 100,000
Child mortality has been falling in the last 50 years, from 1 in 4 to 1 in 10
True
What is the % of SSA GDP made up by SA and NRA
54%
What are good things happening in SSA
by 2025 if growth continues 3/5 African countries become middle income
Is the education improving in SSA?
School enrollment increased by 48% from 2000-2008, greatly increasing education
What % of poverty people are in SSA
41% of the world’s poverty
What is wrong with technology in SSA
Transport,power,storage, and irrigation are underfunded by $48 billion a year
Is malaria an issue in SSA
80 million could be at risk by 2080, so a very big issue
What is wrong with Africa’s growth economically
Africa’s labor grew in 10 years by 91 million, but only 37 million got jobs, and farming is still for 78% of people
Is climate change an issue in SSA
Yes, storms, droughts, flooding, all cause over 5000 species to be at risk
How much of the Rwandan population was killed in the genocide
70% of tutsis, a total of 20% of rwanda
Did rwanda reconcile after the genocide
Yes, there were forgiveness programs, they understand the genocide, and teach it to make sure it never happens again
What was the spark of the rwandan genocide?
on april 6, 1994 the president of rwanda and burundi were killed in a plane accident
what causes africa’s gdp to be so low
due to brain drain, where intelligent innovators move for better opportunities, and that most countries only sell 1 product
how many people in africa have hiv compared to the world
54% or 20.8 million
in 2023, how many women were infected with hiv
they accounted for 63% of all new infections, and around 3100 are infected every week
How many were killed in holodomor
5-7 million, only germany has come out to call this a genocide
how many were killed in cambodian genocide
1.5-3 million
how many were killed in the armenian genocide
1.5 million
how many languages are there in africa
over 2000, most coming from the niger congo language family with over 1500 languages
the niger congo language family has over 500 million speakers
false, it’s over 700 million
what is afrikaans?
a major language in southern africa, derived from both dutch and african
Was sao tome used as slave transport and by who
yes, by portugal, in the 15th century
how many west africans were taken to be slaves
20+million
Name powerful empires in west africa
ghana, mali, and songhai
