MT 5 Africa Notes Flashcards
a mountainous part of a country, the higher land is cooler and wetter, the lower land is warmer and drier
Highland Climate
the raising of livestock for food by moving herds from place to place to find pastures and water
nomadic herding
a very small business with few or no employees
micro-enterprise
a system in which 1 country rules another area as a colony. The ruling country controls trade with its colony for its own benefit
colonialism
growing crops just for family, not enough to sell to others
subsistence farming
-tried to end apartheid laws
-went to jail for 27 years, was the most famous prisoner
-1st black president of South Africa
-established truth and reconciliation commission
Nelson Mandela
city, not very many
Urban
the former official South African policy of separating people according to race, more power to whites
Apartheid
country, most of the continent is this
Rural
in Western Africa, its a dry grassland
Sahel
the division of work into two categories based on gender. The result is that men and women do different kinds of work
gender-based division of labor
a war between groups living in the same country
civil war
ending of conflict between groups
reconciliation
a settlement made up of crudely built shacks
shantytown
What are 5 major landforms in Africa?
Sahara, Sahel, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Nile River, Congo River
What are the main climate regions that run north and south from the Equator?
North: Arid
South: Tropical
How do elevation and rainfall affect climates in Africa?
when you are in a higher region you might experience more precipitation and it will be cooler. If you are in the desert there is very little rainfall and these regions are hotter and drier.
Why has it been historically difficult to travel into the interior of Africa?
The deserts, jungle rainforest, cataract rivers, plateaus
What factors determine population densities in Africa?
levels of education, poverty, urbanization, access to health care including family planning methods and attitudes towards population growth
What religions are practiced in Africa?
Islam and Christianity
Why do few transportation networks link Africa as a region?
It enables movement of goods, services, and resources
How has the growth of the desert affected life in the Sahel?
it has led to the virtual extinction of the crops there and the loss of 50 to 70 percent of the cattle
How did life change in South Africa with the end of apartheid?
Life has changed by the government: allowing blacks, asians, and non-whites to attend mixed schools, more health care, improving homes/shacks
What was the first great civilization of Africa?
Egypt, lasted 3,000 years, invented paper and picture writing, learned how to preserve bodies, built pyramids
What is the capital of Botswana?
Gaborone
What is the capital of Chad?
N’Djamena
What is the capital of Djibouti?
Djibouti
What is the capital of Democratic of the Congo?
Kinshasa
What is the capital of Ethiopia?
Addis Ababa
What is the capital of Sudan?
Khartoum
What is the capital of Kenya?
Nairobi
What is the capital of Zimbabwe?
Harare
What is the capital of Liberia?
Monrovia
What is the first capital of South Africa?
Pretoria
What is the capital of Mozambique?
Maputo
What is the capital of Nigeria?
Abuja
What is the capital of Somalia?
Mogadishu
What is the second capital of South Africa?
Cape Town
What is the capital of Rwanda?
Kigali
What is the capital of Sierra Leone?
Freetown
