Geography Chapters 19-21

Question 1

The low Air Mountains in the northern part of Niger are called the

Accepted Answer

"Switzerland in the desert"

Question 2

What ruler of Libya was once a supporter of terrorism, renounced it & was assassinated in 2011?

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Muammar Qaddafi

Question 3

Which famous dam was built on the Nile River in Egypt in 1970?

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Aswan High Dam

Question 4

The most famous Bantu tribe of Natal is the

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Zulu

Question 5

What is the capital of Mali & the largest city in the Sahel?

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Bamako

Question 6

This king of the ancient Mali Empire was extremely wealthy & traveled with 60000 people

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Mansa Musa

Question 7

The Strait of Magellan separates Morocco from Europe.

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false

Question 8

What city is the center of communication and trade in East Africa?

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Nairobi

Question 9

What is the greatest river in Central Africa?

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Congo

Question 10

The short people of Africa who have an intimate knowledge of the jungle are known as the Bantu.

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false

Question 11

What is the center of communication and trade in East Africa?

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Nairobi

Question 12

Which British explorer was only interested in making a fortune at the expense of the Africans?

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Cecil Rhodes

Question 13

Coptic Christians are the large minority of Christians who have lived in Egypt for centuries.

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true

Question 14

The two countries of Northern Africa that are a transitional zone b/t Africa & M.E. are Libya &

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Egypt

Question 15

What is the smallest country on the African continent?

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Gambia

Question 16

The two tribes in Rwanda who have warred against each other for decades are the Hutus and

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Tutsis

Question 17

What plain in Africa has more large land animals than any other place in the world?

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Serengeti Plain

Question 18

This Egyptian ruler signed a peace treaty with Israel's prime minister in 1977

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Anwar Sedat

Question 19

Animism is the belief that that all things have a spirit and these spirits control the world.

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true

Question 20

What was an early and valuable commodity traded by the people of Mali for gold?

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salt

Question 21

What is the man-made waterway that links the Red Sea to the Black Sea?

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Suez Canal

Question 22

The only African country with Spanish as its official language is

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Equatorial Guinea

Question 23

This was the first black republic in Africa

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Liberia

Question 24

The Moors have an ancestry of mixed Arab and

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Berber

Question 25

What is the dominant religion of Northern Africa?

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Islam

Question 26

The two leaders who negotiated an end to apartheid in South Africa were Nelson Mandela and

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F.W. de Klerk

Question 27

This country is considered the key to East Africa because of the advanced cities

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Kenya

Question 28

What is the name of the region that encompasses Tunisia, Algeria & Morocco?

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Maghreb

Question 29

The "gash" in the earth that runs from the Middle East through E. Africa is called the

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Great Rift Valley

Question 30

The two major deserts of Africa--one in the north and one in the south--are the Sahara and the

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Kalahari

Geography Chapters 19-21

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Geography Chapters 19-21

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