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| Lakes that lie in deep trenches |
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| Horn of Africa - Location |
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| Separates the veld plateau from narrow coastal plain - marks eastern edge of the Drakenberg Mts. |
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| Cape of Good Hope - Location |
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| Bulge of Africa - Location |
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| The slow movement of continents controlled by the process associated with plate tectonics |
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| Africa's climate & vegetation |
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| Variable weather & frequent droughts |
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| Why is the quality of water supple such a problem in Africa? |
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| A lot of Africans make a living farming & w/o water crops cannot grow |
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| The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cultural landscape |
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| A traditional Arab sailing vessel with one or more lateen sails |
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| A market that is usually open every 3, 4, or more days |
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| The development of more productive, higher-yielding types of grains |
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| Diseases that pose serious problems for the people in Africa |
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| Malaria, AIDS, Yellow Fever, Sleeping Sickness , Schistosomiasis, River Blindness |
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| Why is there so little history written about Subsaharan Africa prior to A.D. 1500? |
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| African history was neglected |
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| Ghana, Mali, Kongo, Ethiopia, Uganda |
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| What attracted the Europeans to Africa? |
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| Slaves, gold, ivory, spices |
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| What countries were the colonial powers in Africa ? |
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| Britain, France, Belgium, Portugal |
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| Systems used by colonial power |
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| Britain - Indirect rule; France- Assimilation; Belgium- Paternalism; Portugal- Exploitation |
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| Major Countries in Southern Africa |
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| Mozambique, South America |
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| Major Rivers in Southern Africa |
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| Categorization of the veld |
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| Higveld = above 5,000 feet; Middleveld= 2,000 to 5,000 feet; Lowveld= sea level to 2,000 feet |
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| Location of the Great Dyke |
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| Major Political Parties in the Republic of South Africa |
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| African National Congress (ANC), Inkatha, National Party, Conservative Party |
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| segregated political system |
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| Biggest and most populous country in East Africa |
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| Major Countries in Equatorial Africa |
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon |
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| Major Countries in West Africa |
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| Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia |
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| Major Countries in the African Transition Zone |
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| Major country near the African Continent |
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