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| What are the 2 most important rivers in West and Central Africa? |
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1. Niger River
2. Congo River |
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| How might the rivers Niger and Congo affect people who live along them? |
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| The heavy rain may cause flooding at times. The rivers also provide fresh drinking water, food and transportation. |
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| Why might abundant natural resources cause conflict? |
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| They cause conflict because people fight over who should benefit from the natural resources available. |
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| What are the environmental challenges in West and Central Africa? |
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*Tsetse flies cause sleeping sickness.
*Mosquitoes spread Malaria. |
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| Describe the salt trade of West Africa |
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| The salt trade is when Africans traded gold for the Arab's salt. |
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| Name a trading center in West and Central Africa. |
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| Name 3 kingdoms in Central and West Africa |
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| Mali's greatest emperor. He had lots of gold and would parade around showing off gold. |
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| Describe the Atlantic Slave Trade |
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| The Atlantic Slave Trade was when the Europeans began to colonize the Americas. They brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to work on colonial plantations. |
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| What is the Triangular Trade System? |
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| Trade system between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. |
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| What were the causes of the European Colonization in Africa? |
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1. To win prestige
2. To get natural resources needed to produce industrial goods in Europe.
3. As markets for goods made in factories
4. Fertile land |
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| What were the effects of European Colonization in Africa? |
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1. Slavery
2. Poor economic growth
3. Harsh living conditions
4. Loss of natural resources |
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True or False.
People in West and Central Africa enjoy traditional dance and modern dance. |
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| True or False. Soccer and Swimming are the most popular sports in West and Central Africa. |
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| False. Soccer and wrestling |
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| How were stories told in West and Central Africa? |
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| Stories were told through oral tradition and literature. |
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| How is music used in West and Central Africa? |
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| It is used to track heritage. |
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| A place in a desert where water can be found. |
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| Why would people live near an oasis? |
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| Oasis would be a source of freshwater for people to use. |
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| What are 2 environmental issues in North Africa? |
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Desertification; pollution
Malaria |
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| Why is Ancient Egypt called "gift of the Nile"? |
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| It's where the Nile River made Egypt into a civilization. |
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| A system of writing using pictures and other symbols. |
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| A body that has been preserved so it will not decompose. |
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| What are components or parts of Ancient Egyptian religion? |
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| Gods, mythology, and after-life. |
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| How did Arabs change North Africa? |
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| Art and literature flourished under Arab rule. Also, Cairo became one of the largest cities in the world. |
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| Describe North African Culture. |
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| What language the most North Africans speak? |
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| What is Ancient Egypt's nickname? |
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| What religion unifies most of North Africans? |
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| What brought more Europeans to South Africa? |
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| What were the results of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on Southern and Eastern Africa? |
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| Loss of population and constant warfare |
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| Why did many Southern and Eastern Africans hate Colonial Rule? |
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| Because it weakened their societies- Colonial rulers took African lands. Forced the Africans to work without pay. |
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| Official government policy to keep white and black south africans apart. |
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| A group who believes that they are superior. |
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| What was the main goal of Apartheid? |
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| To keep economic and political power in white control. |
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| What was life like for white South Africans under apartheid? |
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| Secure, had power. Lived in more places. |
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| What was life like for black South Africans under apartheid? |
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| Blacks could only live in certain places; low paying jobs; hard to travel; denied rights to citizenship and to vote. |
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| Political activist that wanted to end apartheid. Became president of South Africa after being released from jail. |
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| President of South Africa during the apartheid period. He realized that apartheid was destroying South Africa. |
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| Bantu language that has Arabic elements and words from other languages |
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| How are the lives of blacks in South Africa now that apartheid is over? |
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| Blacks can freely join organizations. They are still poorer that white South Africans. |
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| Lemurs are primates whose natural habitat includes what large island in the Indian Ocean? |
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| How many languages are spoken in Africa? |
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| What is the largest waterfall in Africa? |
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| What is the most populated country in Africa? |
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| Nigeria (173.1 million people) |
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| What is the longest river in Africa? |
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| What is the largest desert in Africa? |
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| What is the tallest mountain in Africa? |
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| Mt. Kilamanjaro (19,341 feet tall) |
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| What is the capitol of Egypt? |
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| What is the capitol of Ethiopia? |
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| What is the capitol of Kenya? |
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| What is the capitol of Madagascar? |
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| What is the capitol of Morocco? |
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| What is the capitol of South Africa? |
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| What is the capitol of Zimbabwe? |
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