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Land & Water. Climate & Vegetation. Natural Resources. The History Of AFRICA. Did You Know ???. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. 500.

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  1. Land & Water Climate & Vegetation Natural Resources The History Of AFRICA Did You Know ??? 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

  2. This is the term used to describe a steep cliff that is as high as a 100 story skyscraper

  3. What is an Escarpment

  4. Africa is often described by this term, which refers to the high elevation which is present across most of its land

  5. What is the Plateau Continent

  6. This region of Africa contains many mountains and plateaus, areas of grasslands and hills

  7. What is East Africa

  8. This mountain, located on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, has such a high elevation that snow is found on its peaks even though it is located close to the equator

  9. What is Mount Kilimanjaro

  10. These four large rivers carry water from the mountains of Africa's plateaus to the sea

  11. What are:1) The Nile River2) The Congo River3) The Zambezi4) The Niger

  12. This process occurs when a desert spreads into areas which were not previously included in its ‘boundaries’

  13. What is Desertification

  14. This factor is more important to farming than temperature because its uncertainty greatly influences the success of a crop

  15. What is Rainfall

  16. The seasons in Africa are influenced by a country’s relationship to this

  17. What is the Equator(North = Same as North America & South = Opposite)

  18. These 3 factors influence the climate of Africa

  19. What are:1) The relationship to large bodies of water2) The relationship to the Equator3) Elevation

  20. Of these four African deserts, two are located in South Africa

  21. What are:1) Sahara (North Africa)2) Sahel3) Namib (South Africa)4) Kalahari (South Africa)

  22. This type of farming is defined by growing only enough crop to provide for your family (you trade ONLY when you are in need of something you are not able to produce)

  23. What is Subsistence Farming

  24. This term refers to all the things people do to make a living in a particular place

  25. What is an Economy

  26. Petroleum, Gold and Copper are all examples of this type of natural resource

  27. What are Mineral Resources

  28. This type of farming can exist anywhere in Africa

  29. What are Cash Crops

  30. African countries are currently trying to diversify their economies in order to include these two industries (in addition to farming)

  31. What are:1) Raw Materials2) Manufactured Goods

  32. This unique method of passing down history is used to describe how the world came to be

  33. What is Story Telling

  34. This person is considered to be a professional historian within African culture

  35. What is a Griot

  36. This group of people did not recognize the history of Africa because it was not presented in the same written format they were accustomed to using

  37. What are the Europeans

  38. These four main methods are used by historians to study Africa

  39. What are: 1) Oral Tradition2) Archaeology3) Botany 4) Linguistics

  40. This term describes a belief that one's own culture is superior to others, you judge other cultures from the perspective of your own culture

  41. What is Ethnocentrism

  42. Africa houses this percentage of the world’s countries

  43. What is 25%

  44. This is the worlds largest desert

  45. What is the Sahara

  46. The country of Libya experienced this scorching temperature in 1922, making it the highest temperature ever recorded

  47. What is 136◦F (58 ◦ C)

  48. This African country produces between 25% and 33% of the worlds gold annually

  49. What is South Africa

  50. The term ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ used to describe The Victoria Falls translates roughly into this description

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