Chapter 13 SQ and Chapter Review Flashcards

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sub-Saharan Africa

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Encompasses all the land below the Sahara

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savanna

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Grass lands

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escarpment

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A steep rise from a plain or plateau

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Afrikaans

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A mix of Dutch and the Zulu language

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apartheid

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A rigorous policy of racial separation

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Swahili

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A language that came from the coastal people and the Arabs

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cataract

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Six falls that the Nile river flows over

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Cape Town

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The third largest city in souther and Eastern Africa

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Zulu

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The most famous of the Bantu tribes

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10
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Boers

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The original Dutch farmers

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Nelson Mandela

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The jailed ANC leader

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12
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Skeleton Coast

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The northern shore of Namibia

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13
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Cabinda

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An isolated region of Angola north of the Congo river

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14
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Zanzibar

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Was once the Arabs largest slave trading port in Eastern Africa

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African Union (AU)

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The OAU became the African Union

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16
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Why are the river systems if Africa not considered navigable?

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Great falls and rapids

17
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What was the name of the South African plan of segregation during the twentieth century?

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Apartheid

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18
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Why is the Sahara the single most important geographic factor in the history of Africa?

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It divides to groups of people

19
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What two major deserts lie in Southern Africa?

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The kalahari and Namib desert.

20
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Between what two countries is Victoria falls located?

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Zimbabwe and Zambia.

21
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What are the two significant features of east Africa

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The Nile river and the great Rift Valley

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23
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The Horn of Africa is the name for what peninsula?

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The wide Somali peninsula

23
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What East African country was never successfully colonized by a European power?

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Ethiopia

24
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What is the largest country on Africa?

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Sudan

25
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What are the two main branches of the Nile?

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The white and blue Nile

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What did Sudan originally refer to?

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The entire Sahel