Geo Explorer Flashcards
The combination of trade, colonial conquest and indigenous people created what language?
Swahili
Identify the five nations of the Sahel
Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger
Nigeria is about the size of which US state?
California
What challenges do people in SSA face as a result of population growth
Overcrowding, poor living conditions, and the governments inability to provide basic supplies such as food and water
Why was Timbuktu important to Africa?
It was a center of Islamic culture, education and trade
How was the Congo basin formed?
By tectonic activity lifting up the land surrounding it
Name three reasons why SSA is a region
It shares climate, culture physical geography
What are three major rivers in SSA
Zambezi, Congo, Niger
What is the second largest freshwater lake in the world and where is it?
Lake Victoria, on the border of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya
What are the four regions of SSA?
West Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa, Central Africa
Which two religions were brought to Africa
Christianity and Islam
