World Geography Africa Unit Test – Flashcards
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Northern Africa's settlement patterns are effected mostly by what?
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The Sahara Desert because it acts as a barrier for travel and migration
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African borders are a result from what?
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European claims and colonization
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What is the biome/climate that is closest to the equator?
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Tropical Rainforests which are hot and freakin' rainy
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What physical force creates rift valleys?
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Tectonic forces
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What do tectonic forces in separating directions create?
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Rift valleys
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What are the primary influences on climates in Africa?
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Latitude and Wind systems
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What is the environmental change that resulted from increasing population pressure and overgrazing?
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Desertification (The loss of fertile land to desert)
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What has led to large scale rural to urban migrations?
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Desertification or Declining agriculture productivity
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Why are Sub-Saharan economies dependent on the land characteristics of the region?
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Because there is a diverse number of biomes and climates
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What natural disaster has the greatest impact on economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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Drought
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Why is Sub-Saharan Africa known as a culture region?
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Because the area is characterized by by ethnic group traditions
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What cultural element distinguishes a pattern of enormous diversity?
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Language
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Many countries in Africa are pushing for what?
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More freedom
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What is an example of changing political patterns in South Africa in the end of the twentieth century?
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Universal Suffrage (Voting)
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Why are African economies downtrodden and are not very sustainable even today?
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Because European colonization abused raw materials such as minerals
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What has historically affected Africa South of the Sahara through the exploitation of its natural resources?
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Globalization and European colonization
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What is the legal system of segregation that resulted from European colonization?
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Apartheid (Second half of the twentieth century)
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During the 19th century, European leaders viewed African cultures as what?
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Uncivilized, and European colonization was therefore justified
