A plant or animal that is native and lives in one place.

What is a rainforest?

A area with high vegetation and a lot of rainfall and high biodiversity

What is the definition for Biodiversity?

A variety of life in an ecosystem/area

What was the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

People being captured and kept/traded as slaves; mostly from Africa

What is the Middle Passage?

The second leg of the triangular trade that the captured Africans were forced to go on to be enslaved in the Americas.

Are Political Borders and Cultural Borders the same? Why?

No because not everyone has the same beliefs

What is the Berlin Conference?

A conference of European Powers on how to carve up Africa and claim land

What were the outcomes of the Berlin Conference?

European powers took African land and “colonized” Africa

What were the characteristics of the members of the Berlin Conference?

They were all European and powerful.

What were the outcomes of King Leopold II ruling in Congo?

10 Million Congolese died and got treated horribly

What is the Arab Spring?

A series of uprisings that occurred throughout the Arab culture world

What was the initial cause of the Arab Spring?

A produce seller killed himself in front of a government building

What was a result of the Arab Spring?

Leadership in some countries changed drastically

What is the Somalia Crisis?

Huge drought and famine in Somalia

Why is there piracy in Somalia?

Somalia is near a important trading water route

How were the US involved in Somalia?

The US sends food and the US Military sent people to keep the peace and they ended up dying.

What is ethnic genocide?

The killing of a specific group of people

Who are the Hutu People?

Upper class and the majority of people in Rwanda

Who are the Tutsi People?

Lower class and the minority of people in Rwanda

What was one cause of the Rwandan Ethnic Genocide?

The assassination the Rwandan President at the time

What is the best definition for refugee?

A person who leaves their country to escape persecution, war, or natural disaster.

Where is the Kalahari Desert? Options: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, North Africa, Central Africa, DRC

South Africa, Namibia, Botswana

What is desertification?

The process of an area turning into a desert.

A ethnic group in South Africa from Dutch descent

Who is Nelson Mandela?

The first South African president

Who is F. W. deKlerk?

South Africa's last head of state

Legal discrimination in South Africa

What is the Sharpeville Massacre?

When the police opened fire on people protesting discrimination

What does codified mean?

Arranged into a formal, systematic code or system

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Where is the Nile River located?

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Africa

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What is the Sahara Desert?

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The largest desert in the world

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What is an escarpment?

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A steep cliff off of the coast of a continent

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Where is Victoria Falls located in Africa?

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Between Zambia and Zimbabwe

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What is a World Heritage site?

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A nationally protected landmark

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Where is the Namib Desert located?

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South Africa

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How does a rift system occur?

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Two tectonic plates spreading

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