WORLD GEO AFRICA UNIT

Question 1

who in the famly is frequently responsible for retrieving water

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the women of the family

Question 2

why is it river travel in the congo difficult

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lots of waterfalls

Question 3

south africa history under colonialism

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they had useful resources including diamonds they wanted to become a colony, england colonized them

Question 4

who was nelson mandela

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the president who rewrote the constitution

Question 5

the response of the US and other countries, response of the UN

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US and other countries ignored them, reduce sentence to half if you confess, apologize, work/give money, the un set up an international criminal tribunal for ruwanda

Question 6

ruwandan patriotic front and paul kagame

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ruwandan patriotic front was made up of tutsis refugees ended the genocide, paul kagame was the new presdient and still is

Question 7

why did nigeria move its capital

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it was over populated in lagos so they moved

Question 8

examples of the 5 themes of geography in africa

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movement: moving capitals, push and pull factors, region: famine, human-enviroment interaction: planting trees and slash and burn, location and place: climate (for place genecide)

Question 9

what role does conflict play in access to food

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war disrupts agricultrue Patterns which causes poverty

Question 10

what is urbanization and causes of it

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urbanization is the growth of cities, birth rate is higher which means people move to look for higher standards

Question 11

aswan dam issues

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malaria have increases, people have relocated and acient egyptian treasures buried under water, decreased fertility of the soil because no more silt, millions of gallons of freshwater is lost

Question 12

women in ruwanda

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Kagame realized how important women were and gave them more rights, 70% of the population is female, were allowed any jobs, still had to go home and do the tradictional stuff

Question 13

what are the causes for famine in nigeria and somalia

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somalia has conflict and no government, nigeria has had lots of conflict causing famine

Question 14

how did apartheid end

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nelson mandela was elected and rewrote laws

Question 15

what is the sahel

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band of dry land in the sahara dssert. expeirences desertification

Question 16

protection of children which is true

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investing can also help healthcare, investing in children&#x27;s protection to help education

Question 17

what is a plateau

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elevated flat land

Question 18

how does famine affect global security

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it cuases radicalization (causes people to act out for food)

Question 19

why is HIV been hard to treat and prevent in Africa

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people cant afford a treatment or prevention plan, they dont have the treatment or funding to keep people alive

Question 20

what is a water ball

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an invention that helps people carry their water faster and more quantity

Question 21

what is slum and what are they like

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they are poor quality, dirty, crowded, etc., slums are housing for people in poverty

Question 22

how many died and how long did it last

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it lasted 100 days, 800,000-1 million died

Question 23

what is the importance of the nile river

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it provides water for Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt

Question 24

what is he global impact of child labor

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the lack of education gets passed on

Question 25

why is mount kilimanjaro important

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it is the largest mountain in africa, it is also a volcano

Question 26

why is malaria common in africa

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their flooding has caused standing water which attracks mosquitos

Question 27

what is the serengeti plain

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in tanzania, very grassy which is good for animals

Question 28

what is true about child soliders

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240 million children are child soliders, children join bc traumatic situations (death, losing homes, and starvation), 10,000 children were killed or seriously injured in 2017, children are easier to convince

Question 29

what is the importance of lake victoria

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it is africas largest lake

Question 30

agriculture in africa

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66% of africans farm for a living, 1/3 of africas exports is from farming

Question 31

desertification in africa

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farmers have planted trees to slow it down, animals have caused it to be worse, too much vegetation/farming wear the soil out, destroys rainforests and other forests

Question 32

how many people does the UN think are at risk of starvation

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20 million

Question 33

climate in africa

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extrememly hot during the day and extrememly cold at night, sahara desert stretches 3,000 miles long

Question 34

what is the importance of the congo river

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it is the largest network of waterways

Question 35

why is the slash-and-burn method bad

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they are ruining the rainforests and 1/2 are destroyed

Question 36

what are challenges to urbanization

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increased demand for healthcare systems, increased demand for public transportation, increased demand for schools, increased demands for security needs

Question 37

how is HIV and AIDS related

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AIDS is a more serious case of HIV

Question 38

what is HIV

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a diease that attacks the immune system

Question 39

what is malaria

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a disease caused by mosquitos

Question 40

what is true about the relationship between famine and climate change

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increases temperature making farming more difficult, desertification and access to fresh water making farming more challenging, staple crops like wheat, corn, and rice are harder to grow

Question 41

who was juvenal habyarimana

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the hutus president, the tutsis tried to overthrow him in office

Question 42

what is genocide and refugee

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refugee: one who flees in search of refuge, genocide: the deliberate extermination of certain groups

Question 43

what is true about child labor

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over 31 million of them work in dangerous situations, the number keeps growing because of the ongoing cycle, there are over 72 million child laborers, child labor guarantees a life of poverty

Question 44

history of divison of and tension between hutus and tutsis

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hutus flipped the goverment and discriminated againist tutsis

Question 45

problems with drilling oil

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oil spills have caused diseases, lots of pipeline explosions

Question 46

how it started and what happened (ruwanda genocide)

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hutus shot down tutsis presdient, it was a mass killing of tutsis by hutus

Question 47

how does access to water effect economies

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higher education helps the economy, they lack the economic and goverment structure to provide clean water, they loss time getting water so they dont work

Question 48

africa is mostly covered by a large what

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plateau

Question 49

what is true about ebola

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to get it you must come in contact with an infected persons body fluids, is is caused by raw meat, more than 4,000 people have been affected by this

Question 50

what is the african union and its goals

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smaller version of the UN, it works to build economic interest, promote african hertitage, no racism

Question 51

history of colonialism in Rwanda

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countries come in and give power to tutsis, germany gives the power to the tutsis, belgium teaches tutsis taxes and justice system

Question 52

what is true about Lagos, Nigeria

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economic powerhouse for africa, the population is 21 million, it is the 7th largest city in the world (largest in country), 2/3rds live in slums

Question 53

what is plumpy&#x27;nut

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it provides needed nutrition for malnorished children

Question 54

why is storing water in the home a health issue

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this attracts insects that carry diseases

Question 55

urbanizations effect on the economy

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brings in people with better education and experience (increasing economy)

Question 56

what kind of resources does africa have

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natural resources: diamonds, oil, coffee, and other resources

Question 57

africa is centrally located. what does that mean?

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africa is divided between the equator, africa is surrounded by most oceans making trade very easy

Question 58

what is true about apartheid

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it banned contact between groups, a policy of segregation againist non-european groups, non-whites were poor, cant have jobs, and werent citizens, the groups were white, mixed, and black

Question 59

what is true about Africas children population

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people under 18 make up 50% of the population

Question 60

what place in Africa gets the most rainfall

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central africa

Question 61

what are the problems with resources in africa

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europeans want these resources causing conflict, when the resources are taken it creates poverty

Question 62

how does access to water effect education

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retrieving water can take hours which takes them away from school

Question 63

what is true about Cairo, Egypt

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crimes are very high in cairo, a large number of cities are in poverty, the population is 20.4 million, tourism is very important to the economy

Question 64

why are disease outbreaks challenging to address in Africa

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other diseases compromise their immune system causing them to be more sick, they dont have enough money to get treatment plans

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