History | ||
#1 | Countries from what continent once controlled 90% of Africa? | Europe |
#2 | Colonialism ended for the most part after what major world event? | World War II |
#3 | Idi Amin was the harsh ruler in what African country? | Uganda |
#4 | What country split into two different countries in 2011? | Sudan |
#5 | Name the first black President of South Africa. | Nelson Mandela |
Vocabulary Words | ||
#1 | This rate measures how the average age of death of people in a country | life expectancy |
#2 | This measures how wealthy or poor a country is. | GDP |
#3 | The rate measures the percentage of people who can read and write in a country | literacy rate |
#4 | The deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group. | genocide |
#5 | A racist type of government where the minority had complete control over the majority. | apartheid |
Name the country | ||
#1 | Name the African country that is a large island. | Madagascar |
#2 | Name the country that experienced apartheid. | South Africa |
#3 | Name the country that the Hutus and Tutsis fought in. | Rwanda |
#4 | Darfur is a region of what country? | Sudan |
#5 | Name the country that South Africa once controlled and took all their land. | Namibia |
Geography | ||
#1 | Name the longest river in the world. It is located in Africa. | Nile |
#2 | Name the largest lake in Africa. It is also the 2nd largest freshwater lake in the world. | Lake Victoria |
#3 | Name one of the two countries in Africa that was never colonized and has always been independent. | Ethiopia or Liberia |
#4 | Name the three named imaginary lines that go through Africa. | Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn |
#5 | What country has a large tourism industry because of its many wildlife preserves? | Kenya |
Hodge Podge | ||
#1 | Africa has seen lots of _______________________ wars since its countries have gained independence. | civil |
#2 | Name one of the two countries that are known for their gold. | Ghana or Mali |
#3 | What was the main difference between the Hutus and the Tutsis? | economic or wealth (closest to the king) |
#4 | What country has pirates that often rob people in the Indian Ocean? | Somalia |
#5 | In what country have millions of people died fighting over the mineral coltan which is used in making cell phones and video games? | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Final Question | |
Complete the map. |