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Sub-Saharan Africa and central/South America Flashcards

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Describe and define the Sahel

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Arid dominance. Large territories and small populations. Transition Zone (Savanna to Steppe/Desert, Arabic for coast

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What is the most characteristic defining feature of Africa’s tropical savanna climate?

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distinctive Wet/dry season

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Over half of Sub-Saharan Africa’s land use is dedicated to ________&__________

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pastoral-ism and subsistence agriculture

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Who is know as “Africa’s greatest conservationist”? Why

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Keystone species-Tsetse fly makes cattle very sick, limits where humans and cattle can go if the population of the flies are dense

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Discuss the “Conference of Berlin.” What did the Europeans establish?

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Dividing Africa up by partitioning peaceful tribes and put warring tribes together

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When did the slave trade end in West Africa?

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It hasn’t.

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What are dirty, conflict, blood, and branded diamonds? What is the difference?

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Money is used in support of conflict. Branded is the one that doesn’t come from a conflict area and that is the only one that the US will buy.

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How did European colonialism sow the seeds for violence in much of Africa?

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After the independence we supported the dictators, so not everyone has a voice. Still supporting civil strife.

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Describe the conflict between Hutus and Tutsis. How do the two groups differ?

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Tutsi (Pastoralist-owned cattle-wealthiest) Hutu-poor (Farmers) Colonial masters favored a different ethnic-tribe group over other. (Tutsi) Primary difference is economic.

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What African country supplies China with most of its African oil?

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Angola

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Where do the pirates that prowl the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean originate?

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Somalia

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How did Liberia and Ethiopia remain independent during Europe’s colonization efforts?

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because they partnered with foreign investors during colonization periods.

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What are Afrikaners?

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Dutch settlers called themselves this. Has become slang for all European white people.

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Which East African country that had a thriving tourism industry, now struggles to keep it viable?

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Wildlife poaching-Elephants and Rhinos

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What is the lingua franca of East African countries

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Swahili

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How does the cultural population of the African Transition Zone differ from North to South?

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North is Muslim and Arab and South is Christain

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Why are the Namib & Kalahari (Botzwana) deserts located near the Tropic of Capricorn?

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The aridity of these areas is due primarily to the general circulation of air around the earth.

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Which Sub-Saharan nation is a member of OPEC?

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Nigeria, Gabone, Angola

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Discuss Madagascar’s unique fauna.

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chameleons and lemurs

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What is the primary reason for the division, which resulted in an independent South Sudan?

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North Sudan-Arabized and Isalamized

South Sunda-African and Christian-Animist, newest country (2011)

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What is the name of West Africa’s terrorist group whose name means “Western Education is Sinful?”

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Boko Haram

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What is the desertification?

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When humans come in and doing over cutting and over grazing, changes the climate.

23
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Name and describe South Africa’s racist policy.

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Apartheid- segregating the south

24
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What is called the “Curse of Africa?”

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Corn, because of the high watering requirement

25
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What are most of the Lesser Antilles islands in the Caribbean Sea made from?

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Volcanoes

26
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List and describe the altitudinal zonation of Latin America

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From High to Low: Tierra Nevada, T. Helada, T. Fria, T. Templada, T. Caliente.

27
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What crop is considered the most economically important in the tierra templada?

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coffee

28
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How would you characterize the majority of the Caribbean islands agriculturally?

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plantation agriculture

29
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Which president negotiated the agreement that returned control of the Panama Canal to Panama?

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Jimmy Carter

30
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Name the Central American country where English language has historically been dominant, but where the Spanish will eventually become the predominant language.

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Belize

31
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______is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and suffered a devastating 2010 earthquake.

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Hati

32
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According to Figure 4B-2, Most of Mexico’s oil deposits are located along the coast of the _________.

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Gulf of Mexico

33
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Define the term maquiladora

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Mexico assembly factory-foreign owned factory that assembles duty free goods

34
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Tourism is an industry whose success is a mixed blessing for the Caribbean region. Why?

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provides needed income to area but takes away income from smaller communities and changes community.
tourism-mixed blessing

35
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Compare and contrast Middle America’s “Mainland” and “Rimland.” In your comparison discuss “haciendas” and “plantations.”

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Plantations on Mainland- Haciendas on rimland

36
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If you fly straight south from Chicago, over what countries in South America would you pass over?

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none

37
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the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 stipulated that a north-south boundary was to be drawn separating what two countries territories?

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Spain and Portugal

38
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What is moderating influence on the colder climate of west-central Bolivia?

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Lake Titicacca

39
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What is the Pampa? Location?

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In Argentina-Most populated territory-

40
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The leading agricultural activity of the Pampa region is the production of ____&______.

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meat and grain

41
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What conditions cause the extreme aridity of Chile’s Atacama Desert?

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  1. Andes mountain range cause a rain shadow.
  2. cold ocean current.
  3. Prevailing winds.
42
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Brazil has common borders with ever South American country except

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Chile and Ecuadar

43
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Which country is the dominant economic force in South America?

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Brazil

44
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What are the two landlocked countries of South America?

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Bolivia and Paraguay

45
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Which South American country is the leading exporter of oil and a founding member of OPEC?

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Venezuela

46
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Independent countries

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Ethipoia and Liberia

47
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formed by America slaves

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Liberia

48
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Oil

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1 export of Nigeria

49
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What is the desert in S. America

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Atacama

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