Final: Africa Flashcards
All vegetation in an area dies and degrades to become unarable
Desertification
Sudden takeover of a government
Coup d’état
Give and take goods directly
Barter
How did trade in west Africa change when Europeans arrived?
Moved from north desert to south coast
Cause of social and political instability in west Africa
Ebola epidemic
Most significant thing that separates Nigerians?
Religion. Christians vs. Muslims
Most stable country of west Africa
Nigeria
Most powerful and stable country of east Africa
Kenya
Importance of railroad industry made for Kenya?
Made Kenya trade hub of east Africa
What is not a cause of social and political instability in Somalia
Overlapping tribals, linguistic and religious boundaries
Why is the Horn of Africa considered strategically important?
Sea trade cross roads for Asia Africa and Europe
What is the actual name of Boko haram?
Peoples committed to propagation of prophets teachings and jihad
What group is not fighting Somalia?
Boko haram
Trees are cleared from a region
deforestation
