Sub Saharan Africa Flashcards

1
Q

The world’s longest river, which flows northward through East Africa to the Mediterranean sea.

A

Nile river

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2
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The major river of West Africa

A

Niger river

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3
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A river in central africa that flows into the atlantic ocean

A

Congo river

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4
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A river in Central and Southern Africa that flows into the Indian ocean

A

Zambezi river

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5
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This area possessed the biggest network of sea-based trade in the postclassical. Try to rise of Atlantic base trade

A

Indian ocean

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6
Q

Africa’s highest mountain

A

Mt. Kilimanjaro

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7
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Largest lake in Africa

A

Lake Victoria

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8
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A desert in southwestern Africa- largely Botswana

A

Kalahari

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9
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Mountainous area around Etheopia

A

Ethiopian highlands

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10
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Rainforest,nature’s greenhouse, trees are 150 feet tall, dense canopy, various animal/insect species

A

Congo river basin

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11
Q

East African highland nation lying east of the nile river

A

Etheopia

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12
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Area in Africa where parts of the plateau’s surface dropped and early human fossils are found.

A

Great rift valley

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13
Q

Largest city in Africa

A

Johannesburg

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14
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Sudan

A

Sudan

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15
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South of Sudan

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South Sudan

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16
Q

Cape town

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South Africa

17
Q

East Africa

A

Somalia and Kenya

18
Q

Largest island off the mainland

A

Madagascar

19
Q

West Africa

A

Nigeria

20
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Central Africa

A

Democratic Republic of Congo

21
Q

Southern Africa

A

Botswana