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| In what hemisphere is most of Africa located? |
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| In what hemisphere is the least amount of Africa located? |
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| In what hemisphere is Africa not located? |
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| Name three geographical features loated in Africa. |
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| Which region in Africa has the most natural resources? |
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| Which region in Africa has the least natural resources? |
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| About what percent of Africa is in the high latitudes? |
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| About what percent of Africa is in the mid latitudes? |
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| Which river, in Central Africa, crosses the equator twice? |
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| What does the term "Middle Passage" refer to? |
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| How and when did the Europeans divide Africa? |
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| List two ways that World War II boosted the independence movement in Africa. |
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| What were three major kingdoms in West Africa? |
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| What were three major kingdoms in East Africa? |
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| The kingdoms in the west became powerful because of what two *things*? |
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| Who were the first to explore Africa? |
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| What were the three main motives for European colonization of Africa? |
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(Remember the 3 G's) |
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| Almost all countries in Africa became independent after (what) ? |
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| Which countries make up the region of Central Africa? |
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| Which countries make up the region of East Africa? |
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| Which countries make up the region of South Africa? |
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| Which countries make up the region of West Africa? |
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| How long did the kingdom of Aksum last? |
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| How many years apart were the kingdoms of Mali and Aksum? |
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| 640 (AD 1240 minus AD 600) |
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| Which kingdom (Askum, Mali, or ???) lasted the longest? |
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| A strict policy of segregation between the races, adopted by South Africa in the 1940's. |
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| A forced separation of groups of people from different races, such as under the rule of apartheid in South Africa. |
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Coup d'etat
(pronounced "koo day TAH") |
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| An overthrow of a government by force. |
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| A natural process in which land that was farmed or able to be lived on turns into desert. |
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| The movement of people from the countryside and rural areas, to cities. |
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| The term for farming just enough for one's own household to eat. |
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