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Where is the Congo River?
Goes through Congo and the Northern portion of The Congo Basin
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Where is Mt. Kilimanjaro?
In Tanzania near the coast
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Where is the “backbone mountain range?”
Africa does not have one
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Where is Victoria Falls?
Border of Zambia, and Zimbabwe
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Where is Lake Victoria?
Middle of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
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Where is Cape of Good Hope?
The Southern-most tip of Africa
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Where is the Horn of Africa?
The pointed coast area of Somalia
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What is the capital of Nigeria?
Abuja
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What is the capital of South Africa?
Pretoria
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What is the capital of Ethiopia?
Abbis Ababa
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What is the capital of Uganda?
Kampala
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What is the capital of Kenya?
Nairobe
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What is the capital of Tanzania?
Dodoma
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What is the capital of Zimbabwe?
Harare
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What is the capital of Rwanda?
Kigali
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Where are the Atlas Mtns?
Northern Africa on the coast near Spain
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Where is the Sahara Desert?
All of Northern Africa
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Where is the Nile River?
Goes through Egypt
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Where is the Jordan River?
Eastern border of Israel
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Where is the Tigris River?
East of Baghdad (In Iraq)
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Where is the Euphrates River?
West of Baghdad (In Iraq)
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Where is the Red Sea?
Between North Africa and Saudi Arabia (Southwest Asia/Middle East)
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Where is the Persian Gulf?
Between Saudi Arabia and Iran
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Where is the Dead Sea?
Borders Jordan on the East and Israel on the West (dumps into Red Sea)
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Where is the Negev Desert?
Central Israel
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Where is Sudan?
West of Ethiopia and the Red Sea
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What is the capital of (South) Sudan?
Juba
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Where is Darfur?
Western border of Sudan
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Where is Turkey?
South of the Black Sea
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What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
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What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
Riyadh
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What are the European Colonial Objectives? (4)
-A port along the West African coast, -A water route to South Asia and Southeast Asia, -Resources and slaves (1500's), -Mineral resources and markets (1850s)
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What was Belgium's role in colonialism?
-King Leopold II gains Congo, -Signed "agreements" with chiefs, -Took hostages and money to enforce quotas of rubber, -King had a private army in the region to enforce his policies, -led to first major 20th cent. "human rights" movement, -8-10 mill dead, Congo still feels effects
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Where was direct rule colonialism happening?
France and Germany
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In direct rule colonialism, who ruled?
Imported nationals to rule
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How did direct rule colonialism affect Africa(ns)?
Made them "French-like," ex: language, food, etc., and assimilated them and became part of "Greater France"
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What affects did indirect rule have on the British?
Used local language, created "states," used locals to establish if possible, and defeated most popular ruler but kept his system
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What affect did colonialism policies have on Portugal?
"Exploitation:" first to enslave and colonize, one of the last to grant independence, maintained rigid control, raw resource oriented
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How has colonialism affected religion in Islam?
Becomes suppressed so it becomes "rebellious" against the Europeans
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How has colonialism affected religion in West and South Africa?
Christianity still growing w/more "home grown" versions
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What affect did nationalism have?
Pan-African view (result of colonialism), created nations out of previously "disorganized" lands
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What is the Pan-African view?
Result of colonialism, a movement that seeks to unify all African people into one African community
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What are the great diseases of Africa?
Malaria, yellow fever, AIDS, river blinds, sleeping sickness, bilharzia
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What is an endemic?
within a population (ex: chickenpox)
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What is an epidemic?
sudden outbreak at local, regional scale
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What is a pandemic?
Worldwide spread
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What is the dominant language in 16 States of the realm?
Arabic
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What is oil's impact?
Standard of living, Modernization, Regional disparities, Foreign investment, Political upheaval and strategic importance
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What makes Israel different?
Modern day Israel is a state that was created and and set up by Europe and given to the Jews.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Israel isn't considered a legit state by the Middle East which causes conflict, The Palestinians held the territory (modern Israel) prior to it being given to the Israelis so they weren't and still are not happy about it so there is constant fighting. Key issues are: mutual recognition, borders, security, water rights, control of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, Palestinian freedom of movement and legalities concerning refugees
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Struggle for Jerusalem?
Jerusalem is a holy city that is important to both judaism (old capital, 1st & 2nd temples) and islam (Muhammad ascends into Heaven), so both the Israelis and the Palestinians REALLY want control of it.
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What is the Fertile Crescent?
Nicknamed the "Cradle of Civilization:" region containing the comparatively moist and fertile land of otherwise arid and semi-arid Western Asia; includes: Mesopotamia, the land around the Tigris and Euphrates River, the major nation is Iraq, & portions of Iran
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6 day war?
(1967) Israel gains: Arab-Israeli conflict
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Islam?
Islam = “submission to God,” Civil war between Muhammad’s descendants (Shi’ites) and the Umayyads (Sunnis), Shi’ites eventually win and move capital to Baghdad, while Sunnis settle in Damascus, muhammad is way to Allah, works based, and the Five Pillars
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Muslim?
Muslim = “one who surrenders,” muslim sources: Q'uran and Hadith or Sunnah
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What are the occupied territories of Israel?
Golan Heights, West Bank, Gaza Strip
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Zionism?
Pogroms, Theodor Herzl,homeland
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Balfour Declaration?
Immigration to Palestine
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War of Independence?
(1948) Israel seizes more land
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Armistice?
(1949) 900,000 Palestinian "Refugees"
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UN Partition Plan?
Jewish and Arab, Economic union, British leave in 1948, Israel as a State (May 14, 1948)
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