Africa

Question 1

Nigeria

Answer 1

It is the most populous country in Africa. Also women carry food on their head in Nigeria. The city is growing really fast and it is hard for leaders to supply enough water for everyone.

Question 2

Mauritania

Answer 2

In the Sahel countries Mauritania is the only one that is not landlocked or covered by land on all sides of the country’s. Mauritania religion is all Islam.

Question 3

Mali

Answer 3

Mali is almost all Islam but there is some Christianity. Only grasses and small trees grow in Sahel which receives little rain.

Question 4

Burkina Faso

Answer 4

Only grasses and small trees grow in Sahel which receives little rain. A lot of Islam here but less that Nigeria and Mali and a good amount of Christianity.

Question 5

Niger

Answer 5

Only grasses and small trees grow in Sahel which receives little rain. Herding livestock is a major activity, but large numbers of animals overgraze the land.

Question 6

Chad

Answer 6

Because of Sahels living conditions not a lot of people live there and it is small compared to the population of other African nations.

Question 7

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Answer 7

Major source of copper, tin, and industrial diamonds! The capital is Kinshasa!

Question 8

Tanzania

Answer 8

It is the largest of the south East African countries, has many ethnic groups, each with its own language, but most people speak Swahili. Mostly made up of farmers and livestock.

Question 9

Kenya

Answer 9

Nairobi is the countries capital and the largest city in east Africa. They are making advancements towards being a democracy!

Question 10

Gabon

Answer 10

It has used its rich resources of oil, manganese, uranium, and timber to build a prosperous economy.

Question 11

Cameroon

Answer 11

It produces cacao and coffee for export.

Question 12

Equatorial Guinea

Answer 12

It has benefited from its oil resources

Question 13

Uganda

Answer 13

It has lots of fertile soil and plentiful rainfall which makes it good for farming. Led by a very cruel dictator in the 1970’s.

Question 14

Rwanda

Answer 14

It has lots of fertile soil and plentiful rainfall which makes it good for farming. About 80% of the people in both (blank) and (blank) are Hutu, but the Tutsi ran the governments and economies for many years. In the 1990s civil war erupted including genocide or the deliberate murder of a group of people because of their race of culture. A Hutu led government in Rwanda killed hundreds of thousands of Tutsi.

Question 15

Burrundi

Answer 15

It has lots of fertile soil and plentiful rainfall which makes it good for farming. About 80% of the people in both (blank) and (blank) are Hutu, but the Tutsi ran the governments and economies for many years. In the 1990s civil war erupted including genocide or the deliberate murder of a group of people because of their race of culture. A Hutu led government in Rwanda killed hundreds of thousands of Tutsi.

Question 16

Ethiopia

Answer 16

Ethiopia’s landscape varies from hot lowlands and cool Hilary’s and even rugged mountains. It is landlocked. Mild temperatures and good soil in the highlands and the plantations that are up there raise grain, sugarcane, potatoes, and coffee. In the 80s Ethiopia suffered a horrible drout and the countries fields are dust. There was a famine that killed over a million Ethiopians from diseases and starvation. About 85% of Ethiopians live in rural areas, although the capital, Addis Ababa is one of the largest cities in East Africa.

Question 17

Sudan

Answer 17

Sudan fought a bitter civil war killing over 1.5 million people. is the largest country in Africa, is covered in the north by the dunes of the Sahara and the Nubian Desert. In the central area of grassy plains the two many tributes if the Nile River. Most of Sudan’s people live along the Nile River. During the AD 500s, missionaries brought Christianity. About 900 years later, Muslims Arabs entered northern Sudan and converted its people to Islam. The Berlin conference did all the damage to Africa which ended up splitting Sudan to Sudan and South Sudan. Sudan is mostly ruled by the military.

Question 18

Eritrea

Answer 18

In 1993 Eritrea broke away from Ethiopia and sits on the shores of the Red Sea. Most of the people are subsistence farmers but the climate is dry and uncertain. One of the world newest country.

Question 19

Somalia

Answer 19

Somalia is situated on the tip of the Horn of Africa much of the country is hot and dry and desert like which makes it hard for farming. Most people have cattle and try to find grass. Most people are poor. In the south there are rivers and provide irrigation for fruits like bananas and sugarcane. A nomadic herder follows animals. Nearly all the people are Muslim but they belong to different clans the Shea and Suny. The clans were fighting and in the 80s there was a violent war. Today armed groups own different parts of Somalia. There are pirates.

Question 20

Djibouti

Answer 20

Djibouti is located at a narrow water passage that links the Red Sea and the gulf of Aden. This passage is the meeting point of a lot of really important trade routes that link the Indians ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It has a very important position. Djibouti has an excellent natural harbor and a modern port.