Africa Vocabulary

Africa has a very _________ climate, which creates a very dry season.

• Apartheid

• Arid

• Vaccines

• Refugees

Most animals living on the ______, or grasslands, survive this dry period.

• Savanna

• Segregation

• Exploited

• Conservation

However, some countries in Africa have suffered from _____ because the lack of rain has caused their crops to fail.

• Refugees

• Savanna

• Segregation

• Famine

Also, a lot of Sub-Saharan African countries have lived with war These wars have caused millions of _______ to flee their countries and go to other African countries.

• Arid

• Conservation

• Refugees

• Vaccines

In South Africa, there once was a system called ______. This system kept blacks from having equal rights to whites.

• Savanna

• Famine

• Refugees

• Apartheid

This system set up _________, or forced separation of the various races.

• Conservation

• Segregation

• Vaccines

• Savanna

Africans have been kidnapped and sold into slavery starting int he 1500s in the __________ ___________ __________ _______

• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

• Arid

• Vaccines

• Conservation

Even today, a lot of African countries are being ________, or USED, for their natural resources by other countries around the world

• Consrvation

• Famine

• Exploited

• Refugees

Many areas in Africa have been reserved to save the natural environment and animals. ____________ is also important to help preserve the way of life of tribal people still living in the land.

• Famine

• Segregation

• Conservation

• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Today many countries are supporting African countries by providing _______ that get rid of diseases and keep the population healthy.

• Famine

• Apartheid

• Exploited

• Vaccines