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