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| Most populated country in Africa |
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| Least Populated Country in Africa |
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| characteristics of small-scale agriculture in Africa |
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| complex and diverse, low risk, low external input, dependent on agroecological factors, land tenure, divided labor |
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| Areas known for hominid fossils |
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| chad, ethiopia, south africa, tanzania |
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| geological hazards in africa |
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| volcanoes, floods, earthquakes |
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| jumping, bull fighting/horse riding, throwing, running (endurance) |
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supreme being
divinities
spirits
ancestors
magic & medicine |
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life after death
morality
reincarnation
final judgement |
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| environmental vulnerability components |
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Sensitivity: how much impact on natural systems?
Risk exposure: how much threat do people face?
Coping ability: how well can people manage threats? |
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| regional integration organizations in Africa |
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SADC – South African Development Community
ECOWAS – Economic Community of West African States
COMESA – Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
EAC – East African Community |
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Polygamy- One man with many wives
Monogamy- One spouse to another
Polyandry- one woman with many husbands |
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| Identify homecomings in savannah homecoming video |
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Alice returning to Kenya
Flora returning to Tanzania
Animals migrating to and from |
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| major reasons for gender inequality in africa |
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| division of labor/differing positions), gender discrimination, status of women |
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| factors which support adoption of language by a nation |
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nationalism vs nationism
vertical integration
population
acceptability
language development |
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| Why do so many like traditional african medicine? |
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cheaper than western medicine
traditional and has worked
proud of hertiage |
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| classification of african instruments |
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-Idiophones (the most common instrument and produce sound without any extra materials — also called “self-sounding” instruments, they can be tuned and untuned such as the Kayamba, which is untuned)
Membranophones (drums that use parchment heads, drumming is an age long tradition in African societies and is used frequently in rituals)
Aerophones (wind instruments or instruments that make sound through air vibrations; grouped into flutes, horns/trumpets, and reed pipes; can be made of materials like bamboo, stalks of millet, carved wood, metal, or other materials)
Chordophones (string instruments with the musical bow being the most popular) |
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hajj- pilgrimage to mecca
sawn- fasting during ramadan
salat- daily prayer
zakat- almsgiving
shahadah- creed |
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niger congo- biggest
afro asiatic
khosian
nilo saharan
austronesian |
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| high infant mortality factors |
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life expectancy low, have lots of kids
need to reduce pop growth by reduce desired fam size
educate women
better medicine |
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| physical elements that support belief that africa is mother continent |
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shape, fits into Pangaea
oldest hominids
rift valley |
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