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What three factors affect Africa’s climate?

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Distance from the equator
Relative location to the bodies of water
Elevation

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Five regions of Africa

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North
South
East
West 
Central
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Areas closer to the equator are typically _______.

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Warmer

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How does a country with a dry climate grow crops?

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Irrigation- artificial watering

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Rainforests

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Rainy and moist weather
Location: most of central Africa
Reducing in size
Tropical

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Deserts

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Dry, sandy, hot, barren
3 main: Sahara, Namib, Kalahari
The Sahel is hot and dry: when the Sahara desert meets a new savanna region

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Savannas

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A region of tall grasses
Located n and s of rainforests
Two seasons: wet and dry 
Wet season- great for farming 
Dry season- almost impossible to farm
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Where is the Sahara desert located?

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North

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Why is the Sahara desert significant?

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Largest desert in Africa

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What are nomads?

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Move a lot to make a living by trade

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Which region in Africa has the highest population

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West

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Which region in Africa is home to the Namib and Kalahari Deserts?

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South

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Why is the Namib desert considered “unique”?

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It’s on the coast

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What is a plateau

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High elevation
Flat land near sea coast
Some end at escarpments (steep cliffs)

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What is a coastal plain?

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A flat land near the sea or coast

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How are escarpments and coastal plains related?

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A coastal plain can end in an escarpment?

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The four major rivers of Africa

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Nile
Congo
Niger
Zambezi

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Nile river

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Longest river in the world 
NE
When it floods, it makes fertile soil which is good for farming
4,000+ mi
Flows N
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Congo river

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Central
Fed by tributaries
Upper 2,000s

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Niger River

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Flows north then south

Mid 2,000s

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Zambezi

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Low 2,000s
Fast current makes electricity
Creates Victoria Falls

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What is the Great Rift Valley?

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4,000 mile deep trench

Includes major landforms like rivers, lakes, waterfalls, mountains

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Where is the Great Rift Valley located?

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East

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What is the tallest mountain in Africa?

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Mount Kilimanjaro

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Where is Mount Kilimanjaro located?

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The border of Tanzania

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One of the most famous waterfalls in Africa is ________.

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Victoria Falls

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What is the name locals give Victoria Falls?

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Smoke that thunders

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What is the difference between subsistence farming and farming for cash crops?

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Subsistence- raising crops for themselves and their family

Cash- raising crops to sell to other people

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What are some crops that are grown throughout Africa?

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Dates
Barley
Wheat
Grains
Coffee
Cacao
Tea
29
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What are some natural resources harvested in Africa?

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Petroleum
Oil
Copper
Gold
Silver
Uranium
Diamonds
30
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What does it mean to have a specialized economy?

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An economy that specializes in one industry

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What are the pros and cons of having a specialized economy?

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Pros
You have a lot of the thing
You create the supply and demand there could be excess for yourself
Cons
Something could happen to it and there would be no backup

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What does it mean to diversify the economy?

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To specialize in more than one thing

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How are Africans diversifying their economy?

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They are starting to mine more, creating more industries

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The three forms of government found in Pre-Colonial Africa

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Kingdoms and Empires- large, King/chief, advisors, known for trading, growing technology and strong farming. Ex: ancient Egypt
City states- small kingdoms, urban (city like) ex: Mombasa
Stateless Political Societies- no government system, not much known about them

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What does it mean to colonize?

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To settle into an area and…
Take over government in existence
Create a government for that area

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What happened when Europeans first colonized Africa?

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Changed institution Of slavery
Took land an controlled it through various methods
Built industries around natural resources found in Africa

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What is nationalism?

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A love for your country/pride for your nation

38
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How does it play a role in Africa’s independence movement?

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Political parties began to form, supporting rights for Africans in different regions of the continent

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What is the slogan for the pan African movement

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Africa for Africans

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What does the slogan mean?

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Africans should be in control of Africa

41
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Which war led to several European countries independence for African countries

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World war ll

42
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What does “some African countries are young” mean?

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Some African countries got their independence fairly recently

43
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What is music used for in Africa?

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Entertainment
Storytelling
Rituals/ceremonies
Work
Language
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What are some common sounds/instruments?

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Clapping

Drums

45
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What does call and response mean?

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Call- solo

Response- chorus

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What is dance used for in Africa?

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Rituals
Ceremonies
Entertainment

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What are the dance moves inspired by?

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War
Nature
Everyday life

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How many languages are spoken in Africa?

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1,000+

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What are the most popular languages in Africa?

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English
French
Portuguese

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What language is spoken in North Africa?

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Arabic

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What language is spoken in east Africa?

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Swahili

52
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Why were folk tales used as a form of education for many years?

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Not much paper- word of mouth- oral history

53
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What three topics can a folklore cover?

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Life lessons/moral
Explain the unexplained
Retelling history

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What element is typically included in African folklore?

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Nature

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North Africa’s diet and common food:

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Influenced by traders

Cinnamon, nutmeg, saffron

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West Africa’s diet and common food:

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Lots of carbs- grains and starches

Spicy

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Central Africa’s diet and common food:

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Traditional
Plantains
Bushmeat
Stews

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South/East Africa’s diet and common food:

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Grains, beans, veggies
Citrus
Some similarities with the north

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