Africa - Review

What factors contribute to the high rate of AIDS in some countries compared to  low rates in other countries?

• climate & geography
• politics
• little healthcare, lack of education, ignorance & denial

What is Africa's largest lake?

• Lake Vincent
• Lake Chad
• Lake Victoria
• Lake Gus

What is the largest lake in the African Sahel?

• Lake Cherrie
• Lake Chad

• Lake Sahel

The most spectacular waterfall in Africa is called what? 

• Lake Victoria
• Freddy Falls
• Lake Chad
• Victoria Falls

Most of the herds of Africa's wild animals live in the ______?

• Serengeti Plain
• Sahara Desert
• Great Rift Valley
• Great Gus Ghetto

The National Parks in Africa were established to help promote _____? 

• Poaching
• Campfires
• Tourism
• Hunting

African rhinos, elephants, gorillas, zebras, and lions are targets of _________.

• Privatization
• Poulders
• Porters
• Poachers

____________ is a long period of extremely dry weather.

• Deforestation
• Desertification
• Drought

Microcredit loans are seen as a way to help ____________.

• end poverty
• sell more crops
• increase banking customers

Why are Africa's elephants in danger of extinction? 

• too many diseases
• malaria
• poachers killing for their ivory 
• not enough land and water