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World Geography 1099 Flashcards

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1
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A high ____ covers most of the African continent, which is highest along the ____ coast

A

plateau; East

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The longest river on Earth is the ____ River; the largest desert is the ____

A

Nile; Sahara

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3
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The primary source of the Nile River is ____

A

Lake Victoria

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____ is nearly impossible on many African rivers because of the rapids and waterfalls at the edge of the ____

A

Navigation; coastal plains

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5
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largest lake in Africa

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Lake Victoria

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6
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longest river in Africa

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The Nile

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7
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highest mountain in Africa

A

Mount Killimanjaro

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largest river system in Africa

A

Congo river system/basin

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Location

Aswan High Dam

A

Egypt

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10
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Location

borders the Atlantic Ocean

A

Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara

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Location

borders Mediterranean Sea

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Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

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Location

economy dependent on soil

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Algeria, Libya

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13
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Location

Nile River

A

Egypt

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14
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Location

no coastline

A

Chad, Mali, Niger

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15
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Location

largest population in Saharan Africa

A

Egypt

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16
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Location

northernmost point of Africa

A

Tunisia

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17
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Location

economy dependent on mining

A

Niger

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18
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Location

pyramids and sphinx

A

Egypt

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19
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Location

Strait of Gibraltar

A

Morocco

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20
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Location

Suez Canal

A

Egypt

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21
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Location

fifth-largest African nation

A

Chad

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22
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Africa is located entirely in the ____ Hemisphere

A

Eastern

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23
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The Nile River flows ____

A

north

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24
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The population of Africa is growing at a rate ____ that of the entire world

A

faster than

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25
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For many years, Africa was known as the Dark Continent because of lack of ____

A

knowledge about it

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26
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Half of the Sahara is covered by ____, and the entire region is ____ populated

A

pebbles and boulders; sparsely

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27
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Navigation is nearly impossible on many African rivers because of the ____, ____, ____, and ____

A

rapids; waterfalls; deltas; channels

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28
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second deepest lake on Earth

A

Lake Tanganyika

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29
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greatest population

A

Nigeria

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30
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never colonized by Europeans

A

Liberia, Ethiopia

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31
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settled by former slaves

A

Liberia, Sierra Leone

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32
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transition zone between the Sahara and the savanna

A

The Sahel

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33
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Location

the Sudd

A

Sudan

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34
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Location

Mount Elgon; Margherita Peak

A

Uganda

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35
Q

cloves

A

Tanzania

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36
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Location

Serengeti Plain

A

Tanzania

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37
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located where the Red Sea enters the Indian Ocean

A

Djibouti

38
Q

newest African nation

A

Eritrea

39
Q

A ____ is a large plain covered with coarse grasses and some trees

A

savanna

40
Q

Europeans were able to colonize Africa because ___ (3)

A
  1. influence of European traders
  2. lack of unity among the tribes
  3. many native leaders were taken and sold as slaves
41
Q

A mixture of African ____ and ____ cultures exists in most African cities

A

tribal; European

42
Q

The factors threatening the survival of the animals of the savannas are ____ (3)

A
  1. advancing civilization
  2. the advancing Sahara
  3. hunters
43
Q

The Sudd is the world’s largest ____, located in the Southern part of ____

A

marsh; Sudan

44
Q

The ____ is a ____ east of Lake ____

A

Serengeti Plain; savanna; Victoria

45
Q

The nations of ____ Africa are densely populated

A

west

46
Q

Most people of the Sahel and savanna are ____ and ____

A

herders; farmers

47
Q

Commercial crops of the savanna of west Africa include ____ (5)

A
  • cotton
  • rubber
  • peanuts
  • coffee
  • cocoa
48
Q

_____ is also important to the economies of west and central Africa

A

Mining

49
Q

The savanna has a distinct ____ and ____ seasons

A

wet; dry

50
Q

Many ____ products are exported from the rain forest

A

natural

51
Q

In east Africa, the high ____ makes the climate mild

A

elevation

52
Q

Geographical features of East Africa includes ____ (3)

A
  1. a rolling plateau
  2. rift valleys
  3. tall mountains
53
Q

____ people are very tall; ____ are very short

A

Tutsi; pygmies

54
Q

Uganda has a very fertile ____

A

soil

55
Q

The ____, which is a transition zone between the ____ and the ____, is ____ with sparse, short ____

A

Sahel; Sahara; savanna; semi-arid; grasses

56
Q

Location

Highveld, Middleveld, Lowveld

A

South Africa

57
Q

Location

Namib Desert

A

Angola, Namibia, South Africa

58
Q

Location

Lake Nyasa

A

Malawi, Moozambique

59
Q

Where did David Livingstone spread the Gospel?

A

Malawi, Zambia

60
Q

Location

Kruger National Park

A

South Africa

61
Q

Location

Victoria Falls

A

Zambia, Zimbabwe

62
Q

Country where pirates originated; exports vanilla

A

Madagascar

63
Q

Location

Okavango River and Swamps

A

Botswana

64
Q

Location

Kalahari Desert

A

Botswana, Namibia, South Africa

65
Q

Location

Switzerland of South Africa

A

Lesotho

66
Q

Location

Cape Town, Pretoria, and Bloemfontein

A

South Africa

67
Q

Location

where four main rivers provide water

A

Swaziland

68
Q

Europeans of ____ and ____ descent are the primary Europeans of living in Southern Africa

A

English; Dutch

69
Q

Angola’s economy is dependent on ____ and ____

A

agriculture; mining

70
Q

In Zambia, ____ mining is important to the economy

A

Copper

71
Q

The official language of Zambia is ____

A

English

72
Q

Because it has no mineral resources and its soil is not fertile, Malawi is a ____ country

A

poor

73
Q

The official language of Mozambique is ____

A

Portugese

74
Q

Mozambique is one of the few African nations that contain deposits of ____

A

coal

75
Q

Botswana’s economy is dependent on ____ and ____

A

mining; livestock

76
Q

The least-developed country in southern Africa is ____

A

Namibia

77
Q

Namibia’s economy is dependent on ____

A

mining

78
Q

____ is a small, poor nation completely surrounded by South Africa

A

Lesotho

79
Q

Although ____ is also very small, it contains rich mineral deposits and gets enough rain to make agriculture profitable

A

Swaziland

80
Q

____ has one of the world’s strongest economies

A

South Africa

81
Q

____ and ____ are two valuable resources found in South Africa

A

Gold; gem diamonds

82
Q

The grassy plain of Africa is called the ____

A

veld

83
Q

The three regions of the Plateau in South Africa are the ____, the ____, and the ____

A

Highveld; Middleveld; Lowveld

84
Q

Kreger National Park is a game reserve located in the ____

A

Lowveld

85
Q

The nation of Madagascar includes the large ____ of Madagascar and several smaller ____

A

island; islands

86
Q

The Bible has been translated into more than ____ of the ____ African languages

A

500; 800

87
Q

The ____ missions movement is the most ____ movements in Africa today

A

educational; influential

88
Q

black South Africans

A

Africans

89
Q

South Africans of mixed ancestry

A

Coloureds

90
Q

white South Africans

A

Afrikaners

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