Africa Unit 6

What resource transformed the economies of Algeria and Tunisia?

Africa is the ________ largest continent.

The first black president elected in South Africa, in 1994, was...

What climate/vegetation covers about half of Africa?

Apartheid means...

The Sahara desert is located in 

African nations greatly _______ under European imperialism.

What are the three MAJOR vegetation/climate zones in Africa?

In which area is farming is nearly impossible?

Why did Europeans colonize Africa?

A depression in the earth, where the land is shaped like a bowl and water collects is a...

A large, raised area of mostly level land is called a(n)_____________________________.

What is the biggest threat to the rainforest in Africa?

At which lake does the Nile River start?

Huge stores of underground water, some under the Sahara about 6,000 miles deep, are called...

Though the Belgians took over after WWI, who originally colonized Rwanda?

Which of these countries remained independent during European imperialism?

A deep crack in the earth's surface is called a

Which is an example of the cultural trait "art?"

Which type of landform is Africa known for?

About _____% of the Sahara is sand-covered!

Nelson Mandela spent ____ years as a political prisoner before being elected president of S.A.

What determined where someone could live/work/shop, etc., under apartheid?

What country is number 1 (southern)?

One end of the Nile River is in...

This body of water is located off the western shore of Africa.

Which area has little vegetation and few animals?

This terrorist group is active in Nigeria.

What country is number 16 (central Africa)?

King Leopold II, known for the brutal exploitation of the Congo Free State, was ruler of...

What country is number 10 (southwest)?

One of the largest deserts in the world, located in North Africa, is the...

Which ethnic group in Rwanda was considered by the Belgians to look "more European."

What country is number 48 (northwest)?

What country is number 32 (to the west)?

Britain and which other nation held the most land during European imperialism?

The first European settlers in South Africa were the Dutch, who became known as the...

This LONG river in North Africa flows from south to north.

Which of these did NOT hold colonies in Africa by 1914?

The Rwandan genocide took place in _____, when over 800,000 people were killed in 100 days.

The two main resources the Congo offered that Belgium used for profit were...

“It is time to clear the brush...Cut the tall trees!" was the call to kill the...

The mass extermination of a specific group of people is called...

What is the large island nation off the eastern coast of Africa?

What country is number 52 (northeast)?

More than 95% of Egyptians rely on...

This is the highest point in Africa...

This large body of water is located to the north of Africa.

What would the weather be like living in the Northern part of Africa, by the Mediterranean Sea?

Deadly disease that prevents a person's body from fighting sickness is called