Africa Flashcards
Sahel
region between saraha dessert and savannah
silt
fine rich soil from rivers great for farming
dessertification
fertile land becomes dessert from drought or deforestation
Ergs
vast stretch of land
Congo River
2nd longsest river in Africa 3,000 miles long
Sahara
Covers North Africa. It is 31 percent of Africa. 3.3 million square miles
Congo Rain Forest
2nd largest rain forest
Nile River
Longest River. 4,000 miles long
Delta
Area formed by river
mummification
Embalming preserving a body
Pan African Movement
1963 by Henry Williams to encourage all of Africa to be unified and not fight
Nelson Mandela born
July 18, 1918 Mvezo
Nelson Mandela jail
1962 - 1990 27 years in prison
Nelson Mandela president
First black president of south africa 1994-1999
Nelson Mandela Nobel Peace Prize
1993
Nelson Mandela Joined African National Congress
1944 - political party and black nationalist party in south africa