Lecture 1 Flashcards
Africa is the … largest continent.
second
Africa has a land area of about …
30.5 million square km
Which country has the largest area?
Algeria
What is Africa’s most prominent feature?
the plateau
Except for the coast of …. and …. much of the continent lies at least 1000 feet above sea level.
Somalia, Mozambique
Which continent do geographers refer to as “world’s plateau continent?”
Africa
Africa has the largest tropical area of any continent, true or false?
True
Africa lies almost entirely between the …..which gives it warm tropical temperatures.
Tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn
What percentage of Africa’s rainforest are located within Central and West Africa?
80%
What vegetation type is the largest?
Tropical Savannah Vegetation
What type of vegetation makes up 65% of Africa’s vegetation?
tropical savannah
Type of rainfall maxima in the tropical savannah vegetation?
single rainfall maxima
Mediterranean shrub lands are located at the…
Northwestern and Southern tips of Africa
Africa’s population makes up what percentage of the world’s population?
16.72%
Africa has a population of about …..
1.4 billion
What is the estimated number range of African languages?
1500 - 2000
A diverse array of political, economic and social ideas from the West, communist block and the muslim world is ….
Triple heritage.
East African Community comprises of?
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda have a shared …?
colonial history and common services
Why was the East African Community formed?
as a trading bloc to support mutual development and economic partnerships.
In what year did Germany gain control of Tanzania?
1800’s
Germany relinquished the colony of Tanzania to ….. after WW1
Britain
Off the coast of East Africa is the Island ?
Zanzibar
The main region of Tanzania was called…?
Tanganyika
What year did Tanzania gain independence?
1960
How many years later after independence did Zanzibar and Tanganyika come together to form Tanzania?
4
During colonial times, which country was the crown protectorate area?
Kenya
What is Kenya’s independence year?
1963
What’s the purpose of the coastal city of Mombassa in Kenya?
has been an international shipping port for centuries and now the busiest port in the region.
I’m a small landlocked country on the coast of Lake Victoria, who am I?
Uganda
What are the three large water bodies in Uganda?
Lakes Albert, Edward and George
Uganda’s brutal dictator name?
Idi Amin
Land in Uganda belongs to the ?
people not the government
