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Ch, 9 Africa South of the Sahara Today
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7th Grade
01/25/2012

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Three things the government is having a hard time providing in Lagos
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Fresh water, housing, santiation
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Nigeria's population when compared to the rest of Africa
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Largest
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Reason that food must be imported into Nigeria
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They have focused on cash crops rather than food crops
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Four major ethnic groups in Nigeria
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Hausa, Fulani, Ibo, Yoruba
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Reason that many Nigerians have begun to leave the farm in favor of the cities
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In search of better jobs
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Nigerian capital and when it was built
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Abuja, 1980s
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Rising violence between these two groups is raising fears of another civil war in Nigeria
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Muslims and Christians
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Five Sahel countries
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Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad
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Two problems caused in part of large herds of livestock
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Overgrazing, desertification
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Countries whose economies have been destroyed by civil war (Coastal West Africa)
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Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire
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Countries that have stable deomocrocies (Coastal West Africa
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Ghana, Senegal, Benin
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Seven countries of Central Africa
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Deomcratic Repbulic of Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome', and Principe
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Three resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Copper, tin, industrial diamonds
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Capital of Democratic Republic of Congo and its aproiximate population
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Kinshasa, 6 million
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Countries of Southern East Africa
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Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
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Ecotourist
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Someone who travels to another country to view its natural wonders
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Main ethnic group in Kenya
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Kikuyu
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Two countries with a very high population density
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Rwanda, Burundi
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Oldest independent nation in Africa
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Ethiopia
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Two things highland countries have faced since independece
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Unrest, tragedy
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Country that broke away from Ethiopia
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Eritrea
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What is located at the city of Djibouti?
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Excellent harbor
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Official name of South Africa
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The Republic of South Africa
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Three descriptors of South Africa
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Large land area, many resources, democratic form of government
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South African economy when compared to the rest of Africa
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Most highly developed
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Two groups that make up 75% of the South African population
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Zulu, Xhosa
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Three groups that Afrikaners are descended from
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Dutch, German, French
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System of oppression
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Apartheid
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Six inland countries of Southern Africa
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Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambi, Malawi
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How often migrant workers go see their familes
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A few times a year
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Two countries that are located entirely inside of South Africa
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Lesotho, Swaziland
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Namesake of Zimbabwe and its significance
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Great Zimbabwe - ancient African city and trading center
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Island nations of the Indian Ocean
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Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles
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