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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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-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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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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-over 70 ethnic groups

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Kenya

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-Djabo cave painters lived

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5,500 B.C.

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-Sahara grows warmer and drier

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2,000 B.C.

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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

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Europeans

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In 1800s the europeans ___ almost the entire continent.

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Seized

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-name given to the trip slaves took across the Atlantic

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Middle Passage

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By 1914, all of Africa except ___ and ____ was under European control.

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Liberia and Ethiopia

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Botswana

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Gaborne

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Madagascar

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Antananarivo

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Gabon

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Libreville

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Kenya

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Nairobi

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Mozambique

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Maputo

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Congo

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Kinshasa

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Lesotho

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Maseru

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36
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Swaziland

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Lombamba

37
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Comoros Islands

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Moroni

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Zambia

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Lusaka

39
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Namibia

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Windhoek

40
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Burundi

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Bujumbura

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Tanzania

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Dares Salaam

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Rwanda

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Kigali

43
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Angola

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Luanda

44
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Uganda

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Kampala

45
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Equatorial Guinea

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Malabo

46
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Zimbabwe

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Harare

47
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Democratic Republic of Congo

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Kinsman

48
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Malawi

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Lilongwe

49
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This means universal language.

A

Lingua Franca

50
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This city in South Africa began as port of call for Dutch ships sailing from Europe to Asia.

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Cape Town

51
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One of the most densely populated counties in Africa south of the Sahara.

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Rwanda

52
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This city in Nigeria began as a slave trading post.

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Lagos

53
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Europeans brought ___ to the region in the 300s A.D.

A

Christianity

54
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Anti-apartheid leader of South Africa.

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Nelson Madela

55
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The name given to the trip slaves took across the Atlantic.

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Middle Passage

56
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1st great civilization in North Africa.

A

Egyptians

57
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Central city of the Mali trading empire.

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Timbuktu

58
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The second major religion in the region is ____.

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Islam

59
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Separation of the races, once enforced in South Africa.

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Apartheid

60
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In South Africa, people speak English and ___.

A

Afrikaans

61
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This African city that owes its origins to gold mining operations.

A

Johannesburg, South Africa

62
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Sub Saharan Africa is the _____ region in the world.

A

3rd most populated

63
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What are the four characteristics of the population?

A

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

64
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Because nearly 2/3 of the region is desert and arid steppes, most Africans live:

A

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

65
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Only ___ have clean water to drink.

A

37%

66
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____ began as a slave trading post.

A

Lagos, Nigeria

67
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_____ began because of gold deposits

A

Johannesburg

68
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What is urbinization?

A

Movement of people from rural areas to cities.

69
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____ was the name given to the trip the slaves took across the Atlantic.

A

Middle Passage

70
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Why did Civil Wars break out?

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  • 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
71
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-popular culture promoted by the media

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Mass culture

72
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How many languages and dialects do Africans speak?

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800

73
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What is Swahili?

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a major African language that is a mix of languages. It is the lingua captan a of east Africa.

74
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Group that includes parents and children.

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Nuclear family

75
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The most widely spoken language in the region.

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African

76
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Major African language that is a mix of languages.

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Swahili

77
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Name the two African states not under European control in 1914.

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Liberia and Ethiopia

78
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The country with the greatest number of people inAfrica south of the Sahara.

A

Nigeria

79
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The largest city in Africa south of the Sahara.

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Lagos, Nigeria

80
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This is an epidemic in Africa.

A

AIDS

81
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_____ is universal language.

A

Lingua Franca

82
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What common beliefs do most Africans have?

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Supreme creator and several lesser gods

83
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Europeans brought ______ to the region in the 300s AD.

A

Christianity

84
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Africans emphasize ____.

A

Family ties

85
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Extended families consist of:

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Households made up of several generations of family

86
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What are clans?

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Large groups of people related to each other

87
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Clans protect ______ by passing them on.

A

Ethnic traditions

88
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What are the obstacles to education in the area?

A

Low standard of living

Parents believe learning to hunt and farm is more important

89
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What is the most effective teaching tool in the region?

A

TV

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