geo exam 2 africa
which of the following countries is not located in southern africa
botswana
which two colonial powers dominated west africa?
britain and france
country in equatorial africa with significant oil supplies and the only coastal capital
central african republic
people of dutch ancestory in south africa
coloureds
this small country gains much of its importance because of its location on the bab el mandeb strait at the mouth of the red sea
djibouti
difference between a epidemic and a pandemic
epidemic moves swiftly through the population of a local area, pandemic spreads world wide
country in equatorial africa that had a border dispute with nigeria over an oil-rich area
equatorial guinea
not a colony of britain
ethiopia
which of the following countries is located in the horn of africa ?
ethiopia
cabina is
exclave of angola
which of the following was the last to give up african colonies
germany
not a colony of france
ghana
the first west african state to gain its independance formally called the gold coast
ghana
a unique aspect of madagascar is
great rift valley predominates in the central part of the country
two groups that fought in the rwandan civil war
hutus and tutsis
gondwan
is associated with the concept of continental drift
tourism was once a important business in
kenya
the ethnic group excerting the most control in kneya
kikuyu
west africa showed a high degree of regional complementarity between
mali and chad
the natural environment of bosnia is dominated by
mountains associated with the great escarpment
most countries in the african transition zone have a _____ population in the north and
muslim and nonmuslim in south
the now-independent political entity that was once a german colony named south west africa is today known as
nambia
a disease that spreads worldwide is a
pandemic
which of the following countries was est. by former american slaves?
senegal
the boer war took place in
south africa
west african country that borders liberia, is a former french colony, and built a roman catholic bascilica inyamoussoukro to rival st peters in rome
tanganyika
dar es salaam is the capital of
tanzania
two countries that were originally apart of german east afica, but were given to the belgians after WW1
tanzania and kenya
country that border lake victoria
the congo
equatorial afican country that has no dominant ethnic group
the congo
the country that moved its capital from lagos to the new centrally-located city of abuja
the congo
which of the following is located in the african transition zone
the islamic front
land tenure
the way people own, occupy and use land
the congo river basin mainly supports what type of vegetation
tropical rainforest
nigerias old capital of lagos was situated within the culture area of the people known as the
yoruba
the great river of southern africa
zimbabwe
which of the following countries is home to the shona and ndebele tribes wheere whites have been expelled by goverment-backed squatters seeking their land?
zimbabwe