WORLD GEOGRAPHY CHAPTERS 18-19 EXAM RATED 100% CORRECT

WORLD GEOGRAPHY CHAPTERS 18-19 EXAM RATED 100% CORRECT Berlin Conference-Answer-meeting of 14 European nations held in in Berlin, Germany, to establish rules for political control and the dividing up of Africa, among European nations cash crop-Answer-crop grown for direct sale, and not for use in a region, such as coffe, tea, and sugar in Africa Masai-Answer-an East African ethnic group that lives on the grasslands of the rift valley in Kenya and Tanzania where most herd livestock and farmed the land. Known for their intricate beadwork and jewelry with long pierced ear lobes pandemic-Answer-a disease affecting a large population over a wide geographic area Carthage-Answer-one of the great empires of ancient Africa, situated on a triangular peninsula on the Gulf of Tunis on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. a contributing factor to its greatness was its geographic location Islam-Answer-a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad, and the biggest cultural and religious influence in North Africa rai-Answer-a kind of popular Algerian music developed in the 1920s by poor urban children that is fast-paced with danceable rhythms; was sometimes used as a form of rebellion to expose political unhappiness Goree Island-Answer-off the coast of Senegal that served as a major departure point for slaves during the slave trade stateless society-Answer-one in which people use lineages, or families whose members are descended from a common ancestor, to govern themselves Ashanti-Answer-a people who live in what is now Ghana, in West Africa, and who are known for their artful weaving of colorful asasia, of kente cloth Bantu migrations-Answer-Key event in African history that produced a diversity of cultures, while serving to link the continent together. the movement of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, located on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea King Leopold II-Answer-the Belgian King responsible for opening up the African interior to European trade along the Congo River and by 1884 controlled the area known as the Congo Free State Mobutu Sese Seko-Answer-the leader of Zaire, which is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from its independence in the 1960's until 1997. He brought the country's businesses under national control, profited from the reorganization, and used the army to hold power after the Democratic Republic of the Congo gained independence Fang sculpture-Answer-carved boxes containing the skulls and bones of deceased ancestors, created by the Fang, who live in Gabon, southern Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea Great Zimbabwe-Answer-a city established in what is now Zimbabwe by the Shona around 1000; it became the capital of a thriving gold-trading area Mutapa Empire-Answer-a state founded in the 15th century by a man named Mutota and that extended throughout all of present-day Zimbabwe except the eastern part apartheid-Answer-a policy of complete separation of the races, instituted by the white minority government of South Africa Nelson Mandela-Answer-one of the leaders of the African National Congress who led a struggle to end apartheid and was elected president in 1994 in the first all-race election in South Africa snow-capped mountains-Answer-Smallest climate area in Africa Coffee-Answer-the commodity most profitable, other than oil, in Africa Apartheid-Answer-caused international sanctions in South Africa Souks-Answer-used as a form of rebellion against Islam Darfur-Answer-in a bitter dispute with China because of China buying millions of tons of oil from Sudan basin-Answer-a natural depression on the earth's surface, typically containing water. Also found along plateaus Nile River-Answer-the world's longest river, flowing over 4,000 miles through the Sudan Basin into Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt. provides 95 percent of Egyptians with their water rift valley-Answer-a long, thin valley created by the moving apart of the continental plates, present in East Africa, stretching over 4,000 miles from Jordan in Southwest Asia to Mozambique in Southern Africa. Mount Kilimanjaro-Answer-a volcano in Tanzania in Africa, also Africa's highest peak escarpment-Answer-a steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top Sahara-Answer-the largest desert in the world, stretching 3,000 miles across the African continent, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, and measuring 1,200 miles from north to south. Area where temperatures can reach 122*F in the summer and fall below freezing at night in the winter. aquifer-Answer-an underground layer of rock that stores water oasis-Answer-a place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface; it supports vegetation and wildlife