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African Politics and Cultures Overview

Explore the diverse African governments, cultures, geographies, and histories, from Egypt's republic to the Sahara Desert and tribal traditions. Gain insights into Bantus, Tuaregs, Nile River, and significant political figures.

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African Politics and Cultures Overview

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  2. Types of Government

  3. Culture

  4. Geography

  5. More Geography

  6. History

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  8. Types of Government - $100 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is currently serving his fifth term. What type of government is Egypt?

  9. Types of Government - $200 Omar Al-Bashir is the head of government in Sudan? What type of government best describes that nation?

  10. Types of Government - $300 Nigeria divides power between a national government and state or provincial governments. They also vote for their leaders. Based on this description what type of government do they have?

  11. Types of Government - $400 Kenya avoided civil war under their first leader Jomo Kenyatta once they got their freedom from the British and is considered the most “stable East African nation”. They vote for their leaders? What type of government do they have?

  12. Types of Government - $500 South Africa has allowed all their people to vote since 1991 when the racist system was revamped. What type of government do they have?

  13. Culture - $100 People of this ethnic group speak Arabic and most (but not all) practice Islam-What group?

  14. Culture - $200 Ethnic group that is mostly Muslim that speak a mixture of Arabic and Bantu. Common in East Africa. What group?

  15. Culture - $300 West African ethnic group that believes in the story of the Golden Stool. Whom?

  16. Culture - $400 Ethnic group that are farmers. Originated in West Africa but moved elsewhere in search of farmland. >500 forms of their language are spoken in Africa as a result of their movement. Whom?

  17. Culture - $500 This ethnic group traded with the Bantus via “silent trade” and possessed valuable salt that the Bantus didn’t have. Thus, the Bantus traded gold for salt with these people. Whom?

  18. Geography - $100 Longest river in the world. What is it?(see visual)

  19. Geography - $200 The dominant “lifegiver” in Central Africa. What is it?

  20. Geography - $300 This is the largest desert in the world and makes up about 8% of the world’s total land surface. Found in Northern Africa-(see visual)

  21. Geography - $400 Dominant mountain range found in North Africa.(see visual) What is it?

  22. Geography - $500 “Lifegiver” in West Africa. (See visual) What is it?

  23. More Geography - $100 Climate region described as arid (dry) year round with less than 20 inches of rain? North Africa is dominated by this climate region? What climate region?

  24. More Geography - $200 Zone of tall grass where Africa’s “Big 5” live? Much of Africa fits this climate region description? What climate zone?

  25. More Geography - $300 Zone below the Sahara that is fast becoming desert as well. Short grass that is being “overgrazed” by nomadic herders. What climate region?

  26. More Geography - $400 Warm and rainy year round. Area where deforestation is a major problem. Parts of West and Central Africa fit this climate region description. What climate region?

  27. More Geography - $500 Name of term used to describe the fact that the desert is getting bigger because of overgrazing (85%) and overplanting.

  28. History - $100 Term used to describe the idea that Africans everywhere should unite and work together for the independence of Africa. (a response to colonial rule)

  29. History - $200 Civil War in this country from 1967-1970. The Igbo wanted to leave and start a country called Biafra. This country in West Africa is also an OPEC member whom relies heavily on the exportation of oil. What country?

  30. History - $300 Name of President in South Africa that ended apartheid in 1991? He shared a Nobel Prize with another famous South African. Whom?

  31. History - $400 President Hosni Mubarak is currently serving his fifth term as leader in this republic and is unpopular with some members of the group known as the Muslim Brotherhood because they feel that he has tried to silence their oppositional voice.

  32. History - $500 Man who spent over 26 years in jail protesting against racism. Became first black South African president in 1994. Those were the first elections where all people could vote. Whom?

  33. Types of Government - $100 Egypt is a republic

  34. Types of Government - $200 Dictatorship-Sudan

  35. Types of Government - $300 Nigeria is a federal republic-

  36. Types of Government - $400 republic

  37. Types of Government - $500 republic

  38. Culture - $100 Arabs

  39. Culture - $200 Swahili

  40. Culture - $300 Ashanti

  41. Culture - $400 Bantus

  42. Culture - $500 Tuareg

  43. Geography - $100 Nile River

  44. Geography - $200 Congo River

  45. Geography - $300 Sahara Desert

  46. Geography - $400 Atlas Mountains

  47. Geography - $500 Niger River

  48. More Geography- $100 Desert

  49. More Geography - $200 savanna

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