9th Grade- Geography and History of the World: Africa
In South Africa, what did white citizens have control over?
-South African government -most of best farmland and land -all of south africa's industries -most highly paid jobs
what international backlash did south africa face?
-the u.s. and europe, south africa's largest trading partners, placed economic sanctions against south africa -u.s. sanctions prohibited american companies from investing in s. africa, and banned the import of certain s. african product
What is the capital city of Ethiopia?
Addis Ababa
What is ANC?
African National Congress
What are european settlers called?
Afrikaners/Boers
What is the capital city of Senegal?
Dakar
Niger River splits into a huge ________ in southern ________
Delta Nigeria
What 3 countries is the Kalahari Desert located?
Eastern Namibia Most of Botswana Part of South Africa
Which European countries held the most territory in Africa?
France and Great Britain
What is the capital city of Botswana?
Gaborone
How did imperialism impact/lead to apartheid?
In order for the British Empire to get full profit of Africa's resources, they had to get absolute control over Africa's land and people
What ocean lies east of Africa?
Indian Ocean
How did The Great Rift Valley form?
Its a large depression in the Earth's surface formed due to the spreading of tectonic plates
What is the capital city of Sudan?
Khartoum
What lake in Africa is one of the deepest and longest lakes in the world?
Lake Tangayika
What body of water does the Nile river empty into?
Mediterranean Sea
What body of water separates Africa from Europe?
Mediterranean Sea
What is the capital city of Liberia?
Monrovia
What mountain is Africa's second highest peak? How tall is it?
Mount Kenya, its 17,000 feet tall
What mountain is Africa's tallest mountain? How tall is it?
Mount Kilimanjaro, its 19,000 feet high
What body of water separates Madagascar from the rest of Africa?
Mozambique Channel
What is the capital city of Kenya?
Nairobi
what African desert is located along the Atlantic coast of Namibia?
Namib Desert
What river is the main river in West Africa about 2,600 miles long?
Niger River
What were homelands?
Poor, crowded areas far away from cities
What is the capital city of Morocco
Rabat
What body of water is located at the northeastern coast of Africa?
Red Sea
What mountain range divides Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo?
Rwenzori Mountains
What desert is 3.5 million square miles and covers most of North Africa?
Sahara Desert
What is the capital city of Libya?
Tripoli
What river is found at the Zambia-Angola border and flows into the delta in Mozambique?
Zambezi River
What is apartheid?
a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race
What did the new constitution have to all s. africans?
right to equality housing health care food and water education
Who was F. W. de Klerk?
the current president of s. africa at the time
What event led to the beginning of the genocide?
the death of Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana
What is imperialism?
the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What is colonialism?
the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers and exploiting it economically
What was the goal of the ANC?
to bring people of all races together an fight for rights
What is partitioning?
to divide or separate
How many people were killed in the genocide per day and total?
8,000 per day, 500,000-1,000,000 total
How long did the genocide last?
100 days (July 1994)
When did the Berlin Conference begin and end?
1884-1885
When was the ANC formed?
1912
When did Nelson Mandela become president?
1994
When did the Rwandan Genocide take place?
April 7th, 1994
What mountain range, located in Morocco and Algeria, is Africa's longest chain of mountains?
Atlas Mountains
What nation gained control of South African by the 20th century?
British military
What is the capital city of Egypt?
Cairo
What is the capital city of South Africa?
Cape Town
Where is Mount Kilimanjaro located?
Tanzania
What 3 countries does Lake Victoria stretch across?
Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya
What was the impact of European Imperialism on Africa?
The European partitioning of Africa contributed to conflict, civil war, and artificial political boundries
What valley stretches for 4,000 miles from Syria to Mozambique?
The Great Rift Valley
What river in Africa is the longest river in Africa and the world? How long is it?
The Nile River, its 4,160 miles long
Africa is known as what?
The Plateau Continent
What ended the genocide?
The Tutsi defeated the government forces
What two smaller rivers converge to form one large river? What city do these two rivers converge?
The blue and the white Nile rivers converge to form the Nile river, converge is in Khartoum, Sudan