Geography - Chapter 4 Africa

Aksum

Africa's first and greatest Christian kingdom around A.D. 300

Samuel Adjai Crowther

First black bishop to be ordained by the Church of England

Congo River

Flows northward through the geographic center of Africa, turning west and south as it crosses Congo on its way to the Atlantic Ocean.

Cush

Greatest ancient civilization in the Africa interior.

What desert lies in Botswana?

Kalahari desert

Mau Mau Rebellion

Kikuyu and other hostile tribes massacred 1,700 Africans and 100 European settlers in 1950

What eight other bodies of water border africa?

Mozambique channel, red sea, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, suez canal, straight of Gibralter, gulf of guinea, gulf of aden

Which of the Africa's six largest rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean?

Niger Congo Orange

animism

pagan belief that natural objects like rocks, trees, rivers, etc. are inhabited by mostly evil spirits.

Victoria Falls

- "the Smoke that Thunders", because of the cloud of mist that rises up from it - Africa's Largest Waterfall

Afrikaners, Apertheid

- Boers were called Afrikaners. - Afrikaners implement a racial segregation program called apartheid.

Carthage

- Colony in Maghreb - Became so influential and wealthy that it rivaled Rome, leading to the Punic Wars.

Kwame Nkrumah

- Ghana first president - Became the idol of African nationalists - His government was held up as the model of emerging democracy in Africa

Boers, Great Trek

- Journey were the Boers migrate northeast of the Orange River - Pushing Bantu people to the hills. - Two new republics: Transvaal and Orange Free State

Eastern Rift System

- Known also as Great Rift Valley - The largest rift in the earth surface

Sahel

- Known as the Sudan. - Consists of the steppe borderlands between the Sahara and the Tropical Africa

Gefara Plain

- Lybia's most productive farmland. - Nation's Capital and Largest City.

Horn of Africa

- Peninsula that resembles the horn of a rhinoceros. - Occupied by Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia.

Atlas Mountains

- Rise to a height over 13,000 feet along the northwestern coast. - Most of the precipitation falls there.

Who was the first recorded African Christian? What kingdom did he represent?

- Samuel Adjai Crowther - the Yoruba

David Livingstone

- Scottish missionary explorer - Penetrate the Africa interior in the mid 19th century. - Discover the Victoria Falls

Maghreb

- What the Arabs called the lands west of Egypt. - Original inhabitants were nomadic people known as Berbers.

Madagascar

- World's 4th Largest Island - Former French Colony - Independent since 1965

Sudd

- World's Largest Swamp - Vast marshy area between the White Nile and the Blue Nile

How many countries border Libya? What are they?

6, they are Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Sudan, chad, and niger

Jomo Kenyatta

A kikuyo leader of the rebellion that later became the first president of Kenya

Mount Kenya

Africa's 2nd Highest Peak

Muammar Qaddafi

- Deposed Libya's pro-western king - Established a military Dictatorship

What language is dominant in Nothern Africa?

The Arabic

What body of water seperates Madagascar from the mainland?

Mozambique channel

Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Sect founded in Ethiopia during the 4th century.

Suez Canal

Separates Asia from Africa

What six African countries touch the equator?

Somalia, kenya, uganda, democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon

Which seven countries in southern Africa are not bordered by Zambia?

South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Madagascar, Comoros, serehellee, Botswana

Name the landlocked countries in northern africa.

South sudan, chad, Niger, mali

What religion is dominant in Nothern Africa?

The Islamic religion

What capital cities are located on the Mediterranean coast?

Tunis, Tripoli, and Algiers

What three countries border lake Victoria?

Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

List the seven landlocked countries of tropical africa.

Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, central african Republic, Burkina, faso, Ethiopia

Great Escarpment

Where land rises abruptly along the coast.

Which countries border the Mediterranean Sea?

Egypt, lybia, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco

What country is both an island and a part of the mainland?

Equatorial guinea

Name the country that lies between Ethiopia and the red sea.

Eritrea

Joseph Mobutu

Establish a dictatorship in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)

Which eastern African country was never a European country?

Ethiopia

Lagos

Nigeria's First Capital

Why was Africa called the "Dark Continent"?

Because so little was known about his uncharted land.

What island group lies of the coast of Morocco?

Canary island

What river forms part of the boundary between Congo and the democratic Republic of the Congo?

Congo river

Aswan High Dam, Lake Nasser

Dam's huge reservoir. The water reservoir is called Lake Nasser

According to the political map, what is the largest country in central Africa?

Democratic Republic of congo

World's Longest Freshwater Lake

Lake Tanganyika

Africa's Largest Lake

Lake Victoria

Coptic Orthodox Church

Largest Religions Minority

What country does the south Africa encompasses?

Lesotho

What countries lie entirely south of the tropic of Capricorn?

Lesotho, Swaziland

Name the large Island that lies off the southeastern coast of Africa?

Madagascar

Which countries in southern Africa are partially separated by lake nyasa?

Malawi and Mozambique

Into what body of water does the nile river empty?

Mediterranean Sea

What african country is separated from Europe by the straight of the Gibraltar?

Morocco

Africa's Highest Peak

Mount Kilimanjaro

In what country is the niger river delta found?

Nigeria

Which of the Africa's six largest rivers empty into the Mediterranean Sea?

Nile

Africa's six largest river systems

Nile Niger Congo Orange Zambezi Limpopo

World's Longest River in the World

Nile River

World's Largest Desert

Sahara