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Africa Study Guide

(also…don’t forget to study your physical map for Africa!)

DIRECTIONS: FILL IN THE BALNK WITH THE CORRECT VOCABULARY TERM.

Animism 1.) The belief that the spirits of ancestors live in nature.

Portuguese 2.) The first people to explore Africa.

Afrikaners 3.) The descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa.

Djibouti 4.) This country was the first to adopt Islam in Africa.

Poaching 5.) The illegal hunting of protected animals.

Savanna 6.) A tropical grassland containing scattered trees.

Apartheid 7.) A policy of strict segregation of the races.

Extended families 8.) A household made up of several generations.

Leach 9.) To wash nutrients form the soil.

Lingua franca 10.) A universal language.

Deforestation 11.) The loss or destruction of forests.

Ethnic groups 12.) People with similar histories and cultures.

DIRECTIONS: DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS.

13.) cataract - huge, thundering waterfall

14.) escarpment – steep cliff or slope

15.) literacy rate – Percentage of people who can read and write

16.) clans – large groups of people related to each other

17.) habitat – areas that are suitable for certain plants and animals
18.) cash crops – groups grown for profit; usually not a food crop

19.) urbanization – movement of people from rural areas into the cities

20.) extinction - disappearance or end of a species of plants or animals

DIRECTIONS: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

21.) Who was South Africa’s first black president? When?

Nelson Mandela – 1994

22.) What are three natural resources found in Africa?

Oil, gold, diamonds, uranium

23.) What is the most famous waterfall in Africa?

Victoria Falls

24.) What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Mount Kilimanjaro

25.) What is the name of the natural wonder located in Africa that is more than 3500 mile long?
Great Rift Valley

26.) What is the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world?
Lake Victoria

27.) What is the largest river system in the world?

Nile River

28.) What is the largest desert in the world?

Sahara

29.) What obstacles exist for education in Africa? (at least three)
1. Families cannot afford tuition costs.
2. Older siblings have to take care of younger siblings.
3. Live too far away from nearest school

30.) What are some of the things that contribute to Africa having the world’s shortest life expectancy?
(at least three)
1. Hunger due to growing more cash crops than food crops.
2. Death from diseases like AIDS
3. War