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Africa Unit
31 cards·by Stephh4
Atlas Mountains
Located in North Africa and help separate the coastal regions
Sahara
Arabic for desert that is considered the largest hot desert in the world and few organisms
inhabit the Sahara
Sahel
Arabic for shore or coast that is located primarily in the transition zone
Savanna
A hot and dry grassland that is located near the equator characterized by a variety of wildlife
and holds the Serengeti National Park
Congo Rainforest
The second largest rainforest that has trees that are so thick and tall that the sunlight never
reaches the forest floor
Kalahari Desert
Desert located in South Africa and part of the desert isn’t a desert because of rainfall and
includes many tribes
Basin
Area of land drained by a river and it’s tributaries
Canopy
Level of rain forest up to 130 feet above ground
Carrying Capasity
The number of people the land can support
Erosion
The wearing away of soil
Fault
A crack or break in Earth’s core
Harmattan
A hot, dry wind that blows from the Sahara
Infrastructure
The set of systems that society needs in order to operate
Reservoir
A natural or artificial lake used as a source of water
Animist
A religious belief in which objects in nature have spirits
Clan
A large group of people descended from one ancestor
Commercial Farming
Growing large quantities of crops or livestock to sell for profit
Indigenous
Native to a place
Poaching
Illegal hunting
Subsistence Farming
Farming that provides the basic needs of a family with little left over
Urbanization
The relocation of people from rural areas to cities
Describe main bodies of water in Africa
The Nile River is the largest river in the world. The Niger River is the third longest river
inAfrica.
Main reasons of poverty
People in Africa can’t afford education or healthcare
What was the Berlin Conference?
A negotiation for Europeans to formalize claims to territory in Africa
What did the Berlin Conference accomplish?
Allowed Europe to colonize different areas in Africa
Why is Mana Musa still well known today?
He was one of the richest men in history and built schools, museums, and churches
Describe the Transition Zone
An area of transition between cultures and climates such as deserts
Causes of Apartheid
When South Africa was seized by the British from the Dutch settlers
Effects of Apartheid
Restricted where blacks and colorless could live, work, travel, sit, go to the bathroom, and
eat
Motives of Boko Haram
They wanted to replace Nigeria’s democratic government with an extremist theocracy that’s
based in radical Islam
Effects of Boko Haram
There are more deaths and low school attendance especially for girls