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Where can you find the Hutus and Tutsis?
Burundi and Rwanda
What is the primary economic activity that a large percentage of Sub-Saharan African
countries are engaged in?
agriculture
What was the legal separation of the races in South Africa during the 20th Century?
Apartheid
He was the first black African president of South Africa who helped end apartheid?
Nelson Mandela
A large percentage of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa engage in what industry?
agriculture
What is a country without access to a coastline?
landlocked
Sub-Saharan Africa has a smooth coastline, therefore it has few __________.
harbors
What is policy of extending control or authority over foreign entities for one's own gain?
imperialism
What are the economic activities of Sub-Saharan Africa?
nomadic herding; slash and burn agriculture; major exporters of raw materials; cash crops
and food crops
What is the mountain range that is found in northwest Africa and extend through Morocco,
Algeria, and Tunisia.
Atlas Mountains
Most of Sub-Saharan Africa's history was passed down by what?
oral traditions
Which region is struggling with desertification?
Sahel
What impacts does the Aswan High Dam have on Egypt?
control the flooding of the Nile River; irrigating millions of acres of land; supplying
hydroelectric power
What is a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land
at different heights?
escarpment
Why were early civilizations often based around rivers?
Rivers supplied drinking water; made the land fertile for crops.; made the transport of goods
easier; provided fish for food
What are refugees?
people who have been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or
natural disaster