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Geography Of Africa Flashcards

1
Q

What is Africa known as and why?

A

The dark continent because there’s not much electricity

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2
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True or False: Africa is the 2nd largest continent

A

True

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3
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How much of the worlds population comes from africa?

A

10%

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4
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How much larger is Africa compared to the US?

A

2 1/2 times

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5
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True or false: the Nile is the largest river in the world

A

True

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6
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The Nile is the only major river to flow _____.

A

North

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7
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How much of the continent does the Congo River basin cover?

A

12%

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8
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Ho many countries does the Congo River basin extend over?

A

9 countries

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9
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Which country is 99% Congo River basin?

A

Democratic republic of Congo

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10
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How much of the continent does the Niger River cover?

A

7.5%

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11
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How many countries does the Niger River extend over?

A

10

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12
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What is the hydroelectric dam in Africa?

A

Aswan high dam

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13
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What River is the Aswan high dam built in?

A

The Nile

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14
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When was the Aswan high dam built?

A

In the 60’s

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15
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Why was the Aswan high dam built?

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To keep the Nile from flooding

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16
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Where is the Sahara located?

A

North Africa

17
Q

True or false: the Sahara is the largest desert in the world

A

True

18
Q

How many years old is the Sahara desert?

A

2.5 million

19
Q

Where is kalahari located?

A

Southern Africa

20
Q

What is it known as?

A

Waterless place

21
Q

What is kalahari the ancestral land of?

A

The bushman (San)

22
Q

What is a problem for Africa concerning desertification?

A

It’s expanding towards populated areas

23
Q

What is the Sahel?

A

Dry grasslands on the outskirts of the desert

24
Q

What is great riff valley?

A

Valley extending from the Red Sea to the Mozambique

25
Q

Where do our hurricanes come from?

A

West Africa

26
Q

What are the vegetation zones?

A

Desert (biggest)

Grasslands

Tropical forests

Mediterranean

27
Q

What is the annual rain fall for the African rain forest?

A

17ft

28
Q

How many countries does the African rain forest cover?

A

37 countries

29
Q

What percentage of Africa is the African rain forest?

A

15%

30
Q

Where is there snow on the equator?

A

My. Kilimanjaro

31
Q

What are the 9 natural resources of Africa?

A

Oil, gold, cocoa, peanut, coffee, plutonium, uranium, sisal, and diamond

32
Q

Where are diamonds found?

A

South Africa

33
Q

What percentage of the worlds diamonds come from Africa?

A

15%

34
Q

Where in Africa do a lot of the diamonds come from?

A

Zimbabwe

35
Q

What kind of slavery happens in Africa?

A

Child labor

36
Q

What happened to people who were suspected of thievery?

A

Their hands were cut off

37
Q

What is still used in the mines?

A

Child labor or just forced labor in general

38
Q

Climate zones

A

Arid (desert)

Tropical

Sub tropical

Savannah

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