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geography Test chapter 11
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/27/2011

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Coup d'etat
Definition
overthrow of government by force
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OAU
Definition
organization of African unity, promoted unity among Africans and worked towards one currency for Africa.
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mediate
Definition
to help find a peaceful solution
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ECOWAS
Definition
economic community of west African states, improved trade and mediated disputes between countries and freedom. tried to end government corruption
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command economies
Definition
controlled economies
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cash crop
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crop only grown for money
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Cacao beans
Definition
used to make chocolate.
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conflict diamonds
Definition
diamonds used to buy weapons
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rite of passage
Definition
special ceremony that marks the transition from one state of life to another
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Igibo
Definition
one of the major ethnic groups in Nigeria (southeastern)
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Nok people
Definition
one of the earliest known cultures in Nigeria
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hausa
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one of the major ethnic groups in Nigeria (largest,muslim,North)
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Yoruba
Definition
one of the major ethnic groups in Nigeria
(southeastern)
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What products in the USA may be exported from Africa?
Definition
Some farmed exports are coffee,cocoa,rubber,peanut, palm oil, bananas, and kola nuts. some mined exports are oil, natural gas,magnesium, gold,diamonds, and petroleum.
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how did Africa's borders come to be and why they cause problems?
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Eurpeans divided Africa by its resources. They weren't even thinking about creating new nations.They ignored Africa's ethnic groups. This caused many problems. Civil wars and coup d' tat broke out trying to fix this but it didn't always.To fix the problems the OAU and ECOWAS tried to mediate and stop coup d' tat and civil wars.
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