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Africa South Of The Sahara Flashcards

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-regions’ oldest republic

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Liberia

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What makes Africa the “birthplace of the human race?”

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The oldest bones and fossils were found in the region

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-Africa’s most populous country w/ over 107 million people

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Nigeria

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-one of the most crowded countries w/ a population density of 808 per square mile

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Rwanda

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Region has _ as many people as the U.S.

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Twice

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-largest producer of gold and gem diamonds in the world

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South Africa

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-major producer of cotton, Largest country of Africa

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Sudan

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____ included almost 50 countries or about 1/3 of all the countries on Earth

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Region

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-steep cliffs or slopes that seperate plateaus

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Escarpments

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Region is about _ million square miles

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Mikes of huge __ __ and __

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Plateaus
Mountains
Valleys

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-waterfalls

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Cataracts

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Where are the steepest escarpments?

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In the south and east

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Africa has the ____ elevation of any continent.

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highest

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Where are most mountains found?

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in the eastern part of the region. (Eastern highlands.)

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-rim the southeastern plateau in South Africa

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Drakes erg Mountains

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-border Uganda & Zaire (DRC) called Mountains of the Moon

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Ruwenzori Mountains

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-Africa’s highest mtn. 19,340 feet in northeast

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Mt. Kilimanjaro

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Where is Mt. Kilimanjaro located?

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By Tanzania near the border

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-stretches from the Jordan River to the Zambezi River

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Great Rift Valley

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-3,500 miles long and more than a mile deep

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Great Rift Valley

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-where a gigantic volcano erupted and collapsed on itself. Tanzania

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Ngorongoro Crater

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What are the three major lakes in the region?

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Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Malawi

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-2nd largest fresh-water lake in the world; source of the Nile River

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Lake Victoria

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-world’s longest freshwater lake; 420 miles in length

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Lake Tanganyika

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-excellent lake for fishing. Lake Nyasa discovered by D. Livingstone

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Lake Malawi

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What are the four major rivers in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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White Nile
Congo River
Niger River
Zambezi River

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-branch starts in Lake Victoria

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White Nile

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-largest river system in the region; 2700 miles long

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Congo River

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3rd largest River it empties into Atlantic Ocean

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Niger River

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4th largest River; empties into Indian Ocean

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Zambezi River

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-discovered by David Livingstone and named after the British Queen at the time

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Victoria Falls

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Region has some of the world’s largest _______ and half of the world’s ____ is in South Africa.

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diamond deposits

gold

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-leading producer of copper

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Zambia and DRC

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What new sources of energy is beginning to develop in the region?

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Waterfalls and sun

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-Africa’s most populous country w/ over 173.6 million people

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Nigeria

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-genocide between Hutus and Tutsis

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Rwanda

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-has no outlet to the sea SHRINKING!

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Lake Chad

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  • human made African lake supplies electricity to Ghana
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Lake Volta

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-nicknamed the “Great River”

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Niger River

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-Divides Zambia and Zimbabwe

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Zambezi River

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-gained independence through a coup détat! In November 1975 from Portugal

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Angola

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surrounded by South Africa

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Lesotho

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the language spoken by the early Dutch in Africa

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Afrikaans

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Separation of the races, once enforced in South Africa

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Apartheid

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-highly prized cloth of Western Africa with many vivid patterns

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Kenya

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What are the three climates

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Rain forests
Deserts
Steppes

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-Africa has more ___ than any other continent

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Desert

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-North African desert

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Sahara

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-on coast of a

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Namibia Desert

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-covers most of Botswana

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Kalahari

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Largest _____ is found on the northern edge of the Kalahari Desert

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inland delta

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-steppe grasslands b/n the Sahara and fertile grasslands to the south

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Sahel

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-tropical grasslands containing scattered trees

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Savanna

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-huge game reserve to protect wildlife in Tanzania

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Serengeti Plains

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Is Africa one solid country?

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No bc islands

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More than ___ native languages/dialects

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700

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What may you hear in Africa?

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French english Spanish

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Total of __ countries in Africa.

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47

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What’s the largest country?

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Sudan

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What’s the smallest country?

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group of islands north of the Madagascar

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What’s the biggest city?

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Cairo

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Biggest mountain?

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Kilimanjaro

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Largest lake

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Lake Victoria

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Largest river

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Nile

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Lake w/ greatest variety of fish

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Lake Malawi

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Oldest desert in the world?

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Nambib desert

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Largest desert

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Sahara

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Native to Madagascar

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Flame Tree

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Africa is home to countless ____ colonies.

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Penguin

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Largest frog lives in Africa

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Goliath frog

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Largest and Smallest _____ in Madagascar

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Camelion

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Largest ___ in Africa

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Beetle

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Worlds smallest ____

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Butterfly

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Worlds biggest hospital in ____

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South America

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Oldest human ____ found in Africa

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Bones

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