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| 1. Africa’s largest lake2. 500 native species of fish3. Nile perch ate most small fish in Lake Victoria |
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| 1. Somalia2. Djibouti3. Eritrea4. Ethiopia5. All located in East Africa |
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| 1. Tectonic plates in Africa that are pulling apart are causing this2. Stretches from the Red Sea to Mozambique3. Will eventually become an island |
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Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimajaro, Mount Cameroon LOCATION |
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| 1. Mount Kenya: Kenya2. Mount Kilimanjaro: Tanzania and Kenya3. Mount Cameroon: Cameroon |
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| Tectonic plates pulled Madagascar away from the rest of Africa |
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| 1. Sahara Desert: North Africa2. Namib Desert: Southwest Coast of Africa3. Kalahari Desert: South Africa |
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| What are the Climates in Africa? Describe each. |
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| 1. Desert: little rain, high temperatures, few plants and animals2. Semi-arid: high temperatures, more rainfall than deserts, Sahel3. Tropical: semi-arid region to equator, rainy season is 6 months, savannahs, a lot of animals4. Two rainy seasons, located at the equator, high temperatures, annual rainfall of 50-60 inches per year, rainforest, animals(example: chimps and parrots) |
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| 1. Sudan- 955, 575 square miles |
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| 1. Nile River-4,160 miles |
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Importance of oil in Certain Regions: What countries are the largest contributers? |
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| 1. Saudi Arabia2. Iran3. Kuwait4. Iraq |
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| 1. The official policy of racial segregation in South Africa and became official in 19482. South Africa was under the rule of Afrikaner Nationalist Party3. Blacks and Asians were discriminated againsta. Whites regulated what jobs they could holdb. If they could attend school or notc. They were forced to leave homed. Were told if and when they could leave the country |
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| 1. Pretoria2. Cape town3. Bloemfontein |
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| Egypt Today: Rigths for Women |
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| 1. Couldn’t vote2. Wanted higher education3. Men had more rights than women in marriage4. 1956: women could vote and run for office5. 1979: improved rights6. 2000: easier for women to get a divorce |
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| Egypt Today: Land and People |
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| 1. Couldn’t vote2. Wanted higher education3. Men had more rights than women in marriage4. 1956: women could vote and run for office5. 1979: improved rights6. 2000: easier for women to get a divorce |
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Egypt Today: Africa's Largest City |
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| 1. CAIRO2. Crowded and polluted3. 12 million people lived there in 20004. Rural to urban migrations leads to over population |
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