<p> Africa Review Sheet</p><p>Cutrone / Huh – Period 9</p><p>1. Climate zones</p><p>2. Location of countries - Study the political map of Africa: large countries and countries we’ve discussed in class; also look at the colors of which countries controlled the greater parts of Africa - Political borders made as a result of European affairs, not because the Africans wanted them that way</p><p>3. Desertification (pg. 67-68) - The turning of semi-desert land into desert</p><p>4. Leaching (pg. 66) - Dissolving and washing away of the soil’s nutrient by constant heavy rains</p><p>5. Swahili (pg. 71) - Language of East Africa (that blends some Arabic words into the region’s basic Bantu languages)</p><p>6. Escarpments (pg. 60) - Steep cliff</p><p>7. Drought (pg. 67) - Prolonged periods of little or no rainfall </p><p>8. 10 characteristics of Africa (see notes on the handout from class)</p><p>9. Information from Webquest – key characteristic(s) of each of the 8 regions - What do people usually think about when they think of Africa?</p><p>10.Major problems of Africa (see the problem/suggested solution chart that you worked on in class with a partner – this was attached to the 10 characteristics of Africa sheet) – such as AIDS</p><p>11.Pokot tribe - Tropical dry – plains - Kenya; parts of Uganda</p><p>1 - Clothes from animal hide; cow dung for homes; bark for medicine; herding for food and milk – use of natural resources! - Challenges: invasions from other tribes; westernization; starvation from cattle trouble and diseases; rainfall unpredictable; bad soil - They save certain activities for certain seasons – focus on herding instead of farming; use every part of the livestock</p><p>12.Tuareg tribe - Desert – dry - Lack of wildlife - Nomadic – move from place to place - Build towns near wells - Herding camels - Sell items to tourists - Challenges: desertification, government of Mali unstable, drought, animals dying</p><p>13.Modify/adapting to your environment – what’s the difference, who does it and how?</p><p>14.Topographical features (and where are they primarily located?) a. Deserts b. Mountains c. Great Rift Valley d. Rainforests e. Bodies of water</p><p>15.Ancient Africa civilizations (see notes from 10-23-08) a. Nile River Valley b. Kush c. Axum</p><p>16.African Kingdoms (see notes from 10-28-08 and handout on “Gold and Salt/Ibn Battuta”) a. Ghana b. Mali c. Songhai</p><p>17.Mansa Musa (see notes from 10-28-08 and handout on “Mansa Musa’s Hajj”)</p><p>18.The Atlantic Slave Trade (see notes from 11-3-08)</p><p>2 19.Causes of slavery - Power – labor force - Racism – African seen as inferior - Natural resources - Lack of unity within Africa peoples/tribes</p><p>20.Effects of slavery (consequences within Africa) - Millions of Africans moved from the continent - Families/communities/cultures disrupted - War and strife within African tribes - Delay of technological advances - Deaths of millions of African; loss of youngest/healthiest/strongest - Racism – Africans seen as inferior</p><p>21.Olaudah Equiano (general info – just know of him)</p><p>22.Imperialism (pg. 35)</p><p>- Control by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region</p><p>23.Colony</p><p>24.Protectorate</p><p>25.Direct control – rule within the country/region</p><p>26.Indirect control – rule from afar</p><p>27.Colonialism</p><p>28.Nationalism – pride and loyalty to one’s country (pg. 36)</p><p>29.Pan-Africanism – (pg. 108) nationalist movement that began in the early 1900s – called for unifying all of Africa</p><p>3</p>