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Africa Geopardy. Hosted by Ms. Kelly. Geography. Vocabulary. Problems in Africa. Surprise Me!. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. Row 1, Col 1. What is the world’s largest desert?. Sahara Desert. 1,2.

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  1. Africa Geopardy Hosted by Ms. Kelly

  2. Geography Vocabulary Problems in Africa Surprise Me! 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

  3. Row 1, Col 1 What is the world’s largest desert? Sahara Desert

  4. 1,2 What is a famine? Terrible shortage of food for a long period of time

  5. 1,3 What is illiteracy? unable to read or write

  6. 1,4 When did most of the African nations become independent countries? 1960s

  7. 2,1 What is the highest mountain peak in Africa? Mount Kilimanjaro

  8. 2,2 What is the Peace Corps? An American group that sends its members to help developing countries

  9. 2,3 What are some causes of hunger in Africa? Famine, farmers use traditional methods and grow cash crops, civil wars, poor transportation

  10. 2,4 What are the three major religions found in Africa ? Traditional/local, Christianity, Islam

  11. 3,1 What is the longest river in the world? Nile River

  12. 3,2 What is erosion? Takes place when soil is blown away by wind or washed away by rain

  13. 3,3 What is the conflict diamonds or blood diamonds? Diamond-fuelled wars that have killed over 4 million people, destroyed countries, and displaced millions of people

  14. 3,4 Where do the majority of Africans live? Small rural villages

  15. 4,1 What are rivers that are all found in Africa? Nile, Niger, Congo, Zambezi

  16. 4,2 What is desertification ? Occurs when deserts grow larger and grasslands become smaller

  17. 4,3 How many countries are located in Africa? 53 countries

  18. 4,4 What are some important natural resources of Africa? gold, oil, diamonds, copper

  19. 5,1 How is North Africa different from the region south of the Sahara? Area with culture of Middle East

  20. 5,2 What is the Sahel? Region of dry grasslands south of the Sahara that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea

  21. 5,3 What are five serious problems found in Africa today? rapid population growth hunger desertification illiteracy disease

  22. 5,4 How many people live in Africa? Approximately 841 million people

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