Chapter 10: Africa South of the Sahara- Geography and History – Flashcards
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Most of Africa south of the Sahara lies on a high
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Plateau
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Great Rift Valley
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land form that separates East and West Africa. As East Africa pulls away from the rest of the continent it will get bigger.
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Lake Victoria
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Africa's largest lake.
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Sahel
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a semiarid region south of the Sahara.
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Desertification
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the result of drought; due to this process less and less land in Africa suitable for farming.
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Savannas
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flat grasslands that are home to many wild animals.
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Non-Renewable Resources
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such as diamonds and gold are plentiful in some parts of Africa.
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Renewable Resources
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such as lumber and cotton can be used and then replaced fairly quickly.
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Paleontologist
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scientists who study fossils, have discovered human remains in Africa dating back millions of years.
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As a result of the Bantu migration, many hunter-gatherers who originally lived in southern Africa
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moved away or settled down and became farmers.
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By 1000 BC, the Bantu were
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making weapons out of iron.
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Before Europeans arrived in Africa
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huge trade networks were built based on the need of sub-Saharan Africans for salt.
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Mansa Musa
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the leader of the Mali during its golden age.
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In the 19th Century, European countries established colonies in Africa, mainly as a source of
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raw material
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Many European missionaries traveled to Africa to
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spread Christianity
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Tutsi
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the minority ethnic group that ruled Rwanda before the 1994 war.
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Hutu
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the majority ethnic group in Rwanda.
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If Belgian rulers had not favored the Tutsi in Rwanda there might not have been a
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violent civil war in Rwanda in 1994.
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The main goal of the Pan-African Congress was to
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establish African independence.
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Racism
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the belief that people of one race are superior to people of another.
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Nigeria has great diversity of
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ethnic groups and religions.
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After Nigeria achieved independence its great diversity led to
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civil war.
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Ghana, Nigeria, and Cote d'Ivorie have festivals to celebrate their most important
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crop, which is YAMS.
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Apartheid
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South African system of separating people of different races.
