Kevin's Cards about the Middle East and Africa Flashcards
What is desalination?
A process that extracts mineral components from saline water
Through the process of desalination, what is removed from sea water?
Salt
What is the best definition for Desertification?
When land loses the ability to grow plants
In what way have humans impacted desertification in Africa?
Overgrazing
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
How has oil affected Southwest Asia?
Southwest Asia uses oil to trade with other countries
What happens to the price of oil/gas when OPEC nations DECREASE production?
It increases.
The diversity of official languages in these African countries reflects the influence of…
European Colonization
How was western Europe able to take over large parts of Asia and Africa in the 1800s and 1900s?
Asians and Africans refused to fight against European
imperialism.
How did Europeans change the environment in Africa?
By starting Slavery
Which of the following is NOT an example of the impact of European colonization in Africa?
New religions were introduced.
Which of the following was NOT an economic impact of European imperialism in Africa?
Oil production slowed.
After the mad scramble for African land, which countries REMAINED independent?
Liberia and Ethiopia
Who was Nelson Mandela?
A South African revolutionary and political leader who focused on breaking up apartheid.
Which of the following happened under Mandela’s leadership?
Equality among all races in South Africa.
What was apartheid?
A system of segregation based on race.
Why was apartheid so bad for a democratic government?
A small group of South Africans controlled all the political power.
Which country did apartheid mostly happen in?
South Africa.
Apartheid laws were created by Europeans to…
keep black South Africans in control
The Boundaries of African Countries were mainly decided by who
The European explorers
What is the largest desert in the world
The Sahara
What is a transportation barrier
A natural feature that makes travel and trade very difficult
What is an example of a transportation barrier in Africa
The Sahara Desert
The Europeans made it through the Sahara into the inner part of Africa where they found what
Gold, Salt, & Spices
When did the Portuguese start their expedition
During the 15th century
Where did the Portuguese start their expedition
On the West Coast of Africa
In the 1480s who was the first explorer to establish contact with the Congo kingdom
Diogo Cão
The Portuguese traded crops and firearms for what
Slaves
The first European Settlement was established where
South Africa
The first European Settlement was established by who
The Dutch East India Company
As the Dutch East India Company grew it made the Africans loose what
Land and cattle to them
The French ruled Algeria in 1830 and it ended when
It ended in 1962
The Suez Canal was a trade route between which to Countries
China and India
Where is the Suez Canal located
In Egypt
Who occupied Egypt during the Anglo-Egyptian war in 1882
The British
Why did the Europeans move into inner Africa
To obtain raw rubber, palm oil, copper, gold, iron, and diamond which helped the European Economy
Europeans brought which religion to Africa
They brought Christianity
Europeans took control of Africa for what purpose
For Economic Gain
What stopped the European from exploring
African diseases like malaria
