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African current issues quiz
JSR quiz
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Geography
9th Grade
02/18/2010

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Relative location of the Sahara Desert in Africa
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North
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Relative location of the Nile River in Africa
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East
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Relative location of the Great Rift Valley in Africa
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Central and East
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Relative location of Rwanda in Africa
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Central and East
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Relative location of Sudan and Darfur in Africa
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North East
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Relative location of Sudan and Darfur in Africa
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North East
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Relative location of Eqypt in Africa
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North East
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Relative location of Sierra Leone in Africa
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West
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Relative location of the Dem. Rep. of Congo in Africa
Definition
Central
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Relative location of South Africa in Africa
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South
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Relative location of Somalia in Africa
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East
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Relative location of Tanzania in Africa
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East
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Body of water to the east of Africa
Definition
Red Sea
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AIDS
Definition
he infection rate of this disease in sub-Sahara Africa is as high as 30% in
some countries
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refugee
Definition
a person who has fled their home and lives in a camp outside their country
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refugee camp
Definition
a settlement located along the border of a war-torn country created to house people fleeing war
in their own country; conditions in these settlements are often deplorable
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drought
Definition
a prolonged period without rain
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famine
Definition
widespread starvation
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genocide
Definition
the intentional destruction of a specific culture group
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intervention
Definition
to come between, interfere, separate, become involved
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displaced person
Definition
a person who has fled their home and lives in a camp inside their country
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rebel group
Definition
a militia group attempting to overthrow their government
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"observer" troops
Definition
a group assigned to watch how a conflict unfolds / that a cease fire is occurring; the group
reports out to authorities what is seen on location
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civil war
Definition
when two groups within a country fight for control of its government.
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child soldier
Definition
when a child is abducted and used by a rebel group to fight in a war
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abduction
Definition
to kidnap
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conflict diamonds
Definition
the use of precious minerals to fund conflict in Africa; trading guns for precious minerals
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ethnic groups
Definition
a group of people identified by its language and culture (ex. the Cherokee Indians)
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combat
Definition
to engage in military conflict
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Janjaweed
Definition
the Arab militia group which targets villages in Darfur, Sudan
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migration
Definition
the movement of people from place to place
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civilian
Definition
an unarmed person
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colonial rule
Definition
when Belgium ruled over Rwanda in the 1800s and 1900s, for example
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propaganda
Definition
brainwashing; spreading ideas to persuade people to think a certain way; promoting the
persecution or destruction of a group of people
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United Nations
Definition
a group made up of international representatives with a goal of improving global human
development
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combatants
Definition
a soldier, fighter, warrior
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ex-combatants
Definition
those children released by rebel groups who must learn to live “normal” lives
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persecution
Definition
to torment , harass, oppress a person or group of people
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Hutus
Definition
the perpetrators of the Rwanda genocide
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Tutsis
Definition
the victims in the Rwandan genocide
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Black Villagers
Definition
the group being persecuted in Darfur, Sudan
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militia
Definition
an armed military group
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atrocity
Definition
savage, barbaric, vicious, monstrous treatment of a person or group
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Ocean southeast of Africa
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Indian Ocean
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Ocean to the west of Africa
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Atlantic Ocean
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Body of water north of Africa
Definition
Mediterranean Sea
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