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Sub-Saharan Africa is the ___ most populated region in the world.

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3rd

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Characteristics of the population:

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Highest Birthrate
Shortest life expectancy
Highest population growth
Lowest economic growth rate

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Annual pop. Growth rate is __ Pop will ___ in less than 35 years.

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2.5%

Double

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Pop density is uneven in the region:

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Rwanda- 808 people for square mile

Namibia- 6 people for square mile

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B/c nearly 2/3 of region is desert and steppe, Africans live

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Coast of Western Africa
Lakes of Eastern Africa
Coast of SE Africa

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70% of Africans are ____.

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Farmers

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They produce less food than ____ years ago.

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20

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Only __ have clean water to drink.

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37%

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Diseases are widespread epically aids bc

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Lack of doctors

Lack of up to date equip to test and screen blod

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Region has lowest standard of living in the world

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Chad- $220 per year

Gabon- $4,459 per year due to mining and oil

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About half the population is __ years or younger.

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15

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Most cities are located:

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Along the coast
Along major rivers
Near valuable resources

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13
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-began as a slave trading post

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Lagos, Nigeria

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-began bc of gold deposits

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Johannesburg, South Africa

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-began as port of call for Dutch ships sailing from Europe to Asia

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Cape Town, South Africa

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-movement of people from rural areas to cities

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Urbanization

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17
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Cities like ____ have grown enormously

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Nairobi

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18
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Africa is home to hundreds of ethnic groups:

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Kenya

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19
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-over 70 ethnic groups

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Kenya

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20
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-Djabo cave painters lived

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5,500 B.C.

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21
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-Sahara grows warmer and drier

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2,000 B.C.

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22
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-1st great civilization in North Africa

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Egyptians

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-home to the Nubian civilization that thrived until 700s

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Kush Kingdom

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-group that was part of one of the world’s largest migrations, going all over Africa

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Bantu

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____ traded with Africans in 1600s and 1700s
Europeans
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In 1800s the europeans ___ almost the entire continent.
Seized
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-name given to the trip slaves took across the Atlantic
Middle Passage
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By 1914, all of Africa except ___ and ____ was under European control.
Liberia and Ethiopia
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Botswana
Gaborne
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Madagascar
Antananarivo
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Gabon
Libreville
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Kenya
Nairobi
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Mozambique
Maputo
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Congo
Kinshasa
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Lesotho
Maseru
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Swaziland
Lombamba
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Comoros Islands
Moroni
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Zambia
Lusaka
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Namibia
Windhoek
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Burundi
Bujumbura
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Tanzania
Dares Salaam
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Rwanda
Kigali
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Angola
Luanda
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Uganda
Kampala
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Equatorial Guinea
Malabo
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Zimbabwe
Harare
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Democratic Republic of Congo
Kinsman
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Malawi
Lilongwe
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This means universal language.
Lingua Franca
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This city in South Africa began as port of call for Dutch ships sailing from Europe to Asia.
Cape Town
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One of the most densely populated counties in Africa south of the Sahara.
Rwanda
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This city in Nigeria began as a slave trading post.
Lagos
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Europeans brought ___ to the region in the 300s A.D.
Christianity
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Anti-apartheid leader of South Africa.
Nelson Madela
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The name given to the trip slaves took across the Atlantic.
Middle Passage
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1st great civilization in North Africa.
Egyptians
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Central city of the Mali trading empire.
Timbuktu
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The second major religion in the region is ____.
Islam
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Separation of the races, once enforced in South Africa.
Apartheid
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In South Africa, people speak English and ___.
Afrikaans
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This African city that owes its origins to gold mining operations.
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Sub Saharan Africa is the _____ region in the world.
3rd most populated
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What are the four characteristics of the population?
Highest Birthrate Shortest life expectancy Highest population growth Lowest economic growth rate
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Because nearly 2/3 of the region is desert and arid steppes, most Africans live:
Coast of Western Africa Lakes of Eastern Africa Coast of SE Africa
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Only ___ have clean water to drink.
37%
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____ began as a slave trading post.
Lagos, Nigeria
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_____ began because of gold deposits
Johannesburg
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What is urbinization?
Movement of people from rural areas to cities.
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____ was the name given to the trip the slaves took across the Atlantic.
Middle Passage
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Why did Civil Wars break out?
- Political boundaries didn't take into account different ethnic groups - Europeans didn't prepare its colonies for independence - lack of political experience led to many military dictators
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-popular culture promoted by the media
Mass culture
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How many languages and dialects do Africans speak?
800
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What is Swahili?
a major African language that is a mix of languages. It is the lingua captan a of east Africa.
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Group that includes parents and children.
Nuclear family
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The most widely spoken language in the region.
African
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Major African language that is a mix of languages.
Swahili
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Name the two African states not under European control in 1914.
Liberia and Ethiopia
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The country with the greatest number of people inAfrica south of the Sahara.
Nigeria
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The largest city in Africa south of the Sahara.
Lagos, Nigeria
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This is an epidemic in Africa.
AIDS
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_____ is universal language.
Lingua Franca
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What common beliefs do most Africans have?
Supreme creator and several lesser gods
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Europeans brought ______ to the region in the 300s AD.
Christianity
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Africans emphasize ____.
Family ties
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Extended families consist of:
Households made up of several generations of family
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What are clans?
Large groups of people related to each other
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Clans protect ______ by passing them on.
Ethnic traditions
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What are the obstacles to education in the area?
Low standard of living | Parents believe learning to hunt and farm is more important
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What is the most effective teaching tool in the region?
TV

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