Sub sahara africa focus quiz
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mt. Kenya and Mt. Kilimanjaro | the two largest mountains in Africa |
| Victoria Falls | a waterfall a.k.a. "smoke that thunders" |
| Africa's rivers | provide hydroelectric power and transportation |
| Tropical Rainforest | climate with significant amount of rainfall; lies along equator and Congo River |
| Tropical Savana | climate that supplies grasslands for continent's famous large animals |
| Desert | climate that covers more of Africa than any other climate |
| Nigeria | country with largest oil reserves |
| Steppe | other climate found in sub sahara africa |
| Diamonds and gold | deposits famous in South Africa |
| Raw Materials | colonial rulers used Africa as a source of _____________ and left the continent largely undeveloped. |
| (7) crops that grow in Africa south of the sahara | coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, cacao, bananas, peanuts |
| Drought | constant problem for African farmers |
| Salt | In West Africa, wealthy empires emerged by trading ___ for gold. |
| Europeans | In 1400's and 1500's _________ began trading with African societies. |
| Mid 1900's | When most African nations won their independence |
| Better living conditions | why people are flocking to cities in Africa |
| Great Rift Valley | a landform that is the result of a steep walled gash in the earth's crust |
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