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Geo of Africa
Central Africa
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Geography
12th Grade
01/31/2009

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Bantu
Definition
What is another name for the languages of the Niger-Congo family?
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movement
Definition
The great Bantu migration is an example of which geography theme?
Term
ironworkers, farmers, cattle keepers
Definition
The Bantu speakers did what three things for a living?
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300
Definition
How many Bantu languages exist in Africa?
Term
forests, plains, and highlands
Definition
What three landorms make up central Africa?
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Cameroon and Angola
Definition
Desert climates can be found in what two countries?
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Mitumba and Adamawa
Definition
What are the two mountain ranges of Central Africa?
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Congo and Zambezi
Definition
What two river systems make up central Africa?
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subsistence farming
Definition
What do most of the people in Central Africa do for a living?
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women
Definition
Who are the primary farmers for central Africa?
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open-air markets held regularly at a crossroads or in town
Definition
What are periodic markets?
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developed countries
Definition
Where do the countries of Central Africa get manufactured goods from?
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cities and towns
Definition
Where are the people of Central Africa moving to?
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cash crops and minerals
Definition
What are two main sources of income for many countries of Central Africa?
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Definition
What has not kept up with the rapidly increasing population of Central Africa?
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
Definition
What is the most populated and proserous country of Central Africa?
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Angolan plateau, Katanga Plateau, and Mitumba mountains
Definition
Name the three main highland areas of Central Africa
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DRC (Zaire)
Definition
What country od central Africa has the shortest coastline?
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250
Definition
About how many ethnic groups are there in the DRC?
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Belgian Congo
Definition
What was the old name for the DRC?
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King Leopold III of Belgium
Definition
Who was the Belgium Congo awarded to after the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
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1960
Definition
When did the Belgium control of the Belgium Congo end?
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copper
Definition
What resource is the DRC the world's largest supplier of?
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